Most internet users will at one point or another stumble across codecs and containers, trying to learn the difference between the two. While most people categorize video files by their format, such as MP4 files or AVI files, these are in fact just the formats of the containers. Video Containers A video format container or …
Broadcasting Drone Videography January 15, 2020 DJI Drone Live Streaming with WpStream
While aerial photography and live streaming are not new concepts, drone live streaming is relatively an innovation packed with plenty of uses and applications. If you’re reading this, you’re perhaps already familiar with drones and how they work. If you don’t already have a drone ready and want to buy one for live streaming, keep …
Graduation Use Cases Videography December 3, 2019 Streaming a Graduation Ceremony with WpStream
For most of us, graduation is a time to reflect and cherish the end of a long journey filled with goals, ambitions and plenty of effort to boot. Your graduation ceremony is not just a simple event, it’s in fact a turning point in life, a rite of passage and the very first step in …
Advanced/Technical Multi Camera Use Cases November 22, 2019 Multi-Camera Live Streaming
These days, live streaming has become affordable, allowing content creators to broadcast different live events to their audiences. Remarkably cheap broadcasting equipment is leading to an overall transformation of the industry – not only media giants can create and broadcast live events but also small website owners or small teams of content creators can carry …
24/7 Broadcasting Advanced/Technical Use Cases Videography November 15, 2019 24/7 Live Streaming – Building a Continuous Live Stream Channel
24/7 Live Streaming – Building a Continuous Live Stream Channel Most of the time when you’re doing a live stream for your video website, the broadcasting session lasts for a couple of hours. Regardless if it’s a sports event you’re streaming or a concert, the session has a beginning and an end. This article will …
Broadcasting Desktop November 11, 2019 How To Stream To WpStream with XSplit
XSplit is a live streaming and video mixing application initially released in 2012 by SplintmediaLabs. The application quickly gained popularity and became the norm for streaming live gameplays on different video sharing websites. XSplit features include recording, live mixing of videos and seamless switching between video sources. XSplit Uses and Features XSplit comes as two …
360/VR Advanced/Technical Videography October 31, 2019 360 Live Streaming with WpStream
360 degree video is becoming more and more accessible and popular among content creators. This increase in popularity is also partly due to the fact that high quality 360 video cameras are more affordable than they used to be. 360 degree video is amazing in itself but when combined with live streaming, it becomes a …
Advanced/Technical Bitrate Codecs Resolution October 29, 2019 Video Compression Explained
Most internet users have, at one point, done a live stream on a free platform such as Facebook. But did you ever think how it’s possible to broadcast such high quality video over the internet? Let’s make some calculations – the average 1080p video has a resolution of 1920×1080, at 24 bits each and 30 …
Advanced/Technical Chroma Key Videography October 24, 2019 Chroma Key Live Streaming
Chroma Key is a technique of layering two images or video streams together based on their colour hues or chroma range – hence the name Chroma Key. This technique is mainly used to remove the background from a person doing a live stream or recording, and is being used in newscasting, live streams and even …
Advanced/Technical CDN October 22, 2019 CDN Live Streaming With WpStream
Live streaming is a booming business nowadays, resulting in the growth of the content delivery network market as well. It is estimated that by the year 2020, over 70% of all internet traffic, including video streaming, will run through content delivery networks, or CDNs. By 2017, over half of the internet traffic was already running …