Video paywall is essentially a digital barrier that restricts access to video content unless the viewer has paid for it. In other words, instead of freely available videos, content behind a paywall requires users to purchase a subscription or make a payment (one-time or recurring) before they can watch. This mechanism is extremely important for content creators and businesses to monetize video content directly. By implementing a paywall, streaming platforms and video publishers can generate a steady revenue stream from their videos rather than relying solely on ads or free distribution. Table of Contents: What is Video Paywall? Types of…
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MPEG-DASH: Dynamic Adaptive Streaming Over HTTP Explained (2025)
There is a lot that goes on behind every video stream. To stream your videos seamlessly, video streaming protocols play a huge role. They break the video into smaller chunks and send it to the viewer. Depending on your requirements and end goals there are several protocols available. One of these is MPEG-DASH, which is widely used to stream videos online. In this article, I'd shed more light on what MPEG-DASH is, how it works, and also how it compares to HLS, another streaming protocol. TABLE OF CONTENT What is MPEG-DASH? What is MPEG Dash Playback? Is MPEG Dash playback…
How To Prevent Video Download From Your Website?
"How to Prevent video download?" This has been a major concern for any video platform looking to generate revenue for them. Let’s take a scenario which we recently faced with a customer. Andrew, a product head in a major eLearning video platform based in the USA reached out to us. Their platform allows individual teachers to create courses on their platform. These are pre recorded videos and contain the complete syllabus for the year. Their courses were really popular among students. But they saw a steep decline in the number of sign ups and views of their popular courses. After…
Best Video Frame Rate or FPS for Cinematic Movies, 4K, YouTube & Instagram
We often admire cinematographers and directors for creating masterpiece movies and videos. But the question is, who made this possible and How the Video Frame Rate come into the picture? Before videos and films, we were only able to see the real motion of the world at a standard speed, but thanks to Eadweard Muybridge, who accidentally invented motion pictures. Muybridge wanted to examine the running pattern of horses and thus, created a system of photo cameras that were triggered to capture the horse’s motion sequentially. On inspecting, he realized that closely related images in chronological succession could mimic movements.…
What is Video Resolution, Types, Advantages & Disadvantages
Whether you are a content creator, a video producer, or even just stream videos online. You'd have come across the term video resolution several times. The resolution of a video or an image basically tells you the quality of a video and determines how clear a particular video is. A higher-resolution video would have crisper and clearer images, as there are more pixels. Ultimately giving you better video quality. We will explain what a video resolution is, why it is important, and also discuss its various types to make you understand the difference between aspect ratios. Table Of Content: What…
How to Embed Video in HTML Using iframe or Video Tag Element
Embedding a video file in an HTML document allows the video playback directly in the web browser without needing a separate video player application. HTML video embedding is also important because it will enable videos to be played on mobile devices that do not have a dedicated video player application. For example, many smartphones and tablets do not have a JavaScript video player application installed, but they can still play video files embedded in an HTML document. Additionally, HTML video embedding can be used to create a video gallery, where multiple videos can be displayed on a single page. An…