The rise of digital media and modern technologies has vastly raised the copyright-owning concerns of organizations and individuals. In just a few clicks of a mouse, many copyrighted images, videos and audio files get downloaded or shared without prior permission. In addition, modern techniques and tools have made it easy to convert media (mostly copyrighted) into various digital forms for easy portability and sharing. This is known as ripping, and the best possible solution to it is using DRM technology. This combines with the internet and hundreds of file-sharing tools (like Torrents) to make unauthorized large-scale distribution of copyright media…
SD VS HD Video Resolutions, Quality, Formats, Platforms Compared
In video or digital photography, the resolution is the ability of a video or digital camera to record details, such as the number of pixels and their size. The video resolution is one of the few technical aspects of video quality that you can easily understand. You can think of resolution as a long string of numbers. The more numbers, the more detail, and the clearer the video will appear. When comparing SD vs HD, a higher resolution means that each pixel is smaller. (The pixel is the basic building block of a digital picture.) Table Of Content: History of…
Firefox DRM Basics and How to Enable Disable Content Protection
Digital Rights Management (DRM) is a set of access control licensing used by online video and audio services to enforce their content usage policies. For enforcement, DRM is also used to impose limitations on browser capabilities. With the evolution of web technologies, many services have transitioned towards HTML5 videos with DRM piracy protection. This necessitated an adoption by browsers for implementing DRM mechanisms like the Content Decryption Module (CDM). Firefox, recognizing the need to support modern web standards and user experience, incorporates the Google Widevine CDM to facilitate the playback of DRM-controlled content which may require enabling Firefox DRM through…
Online vs Offline Learning Survey in Education Sector – 2022
According to the Online vs Offline Learning Survey in Education Sector and other studies across the world, Video usage in the education sector is expected to grow significantly in 2022. Following the onset of the pandemic in 2020, video content evolved into an essential tool for work, education, communication, and entertainment worldwide. According to Statista, in the 4th quarter of 2021, educational videos recorded an audience reach of 34 per cent among internet users worldwide. The main drivers of this growth will be the increasing use of video in online learning and the growing demand for video-based learning content. Table…
Video Player Analytics: 15 Parameters to Track in Video Analytics
Video Analytics and Video Player Analytics has been a buzzword for many years now and the hype around it has only been increasing. However many businesses are still unsure of what exact data points to look at, what analyses to make, and what changes to make in your videos/courses/movies based on the data. In this blog, I mention the key 15 metrics that one should get in video analytics and how to use them to enhance viewer experience, prevent misuse, and increase revenues. The context mentioned here is both general for any use case and what can be particularly achieved…
Best WordPress Video Hosting Plugin & Issues with Self Hosting
When we start setting up a WordPress CMS website as an eLearning or media platform, we often encounter video hosting issues. A lot of WordPress self-hosting users can be seen complaining about the lag on the website, their disk space running out, and even high costs. This issue is easily solvable by using a WordPress video hosting provider with features and costs as per requirements. This helps you scale up your platform with cost-efficient and scalable solutions with more uptime benefits. Not only it is about making the right move against the cost but also about your video’s security as…