The VideoVerse

Most people have heard of VLC , but not everyone knows about VideoLAN, the parent company behind it.   Founder Jean-Baptiste Kemp shares humble beginnings by a group of university students as a non-cross-platform and non-opensource solution.  Then we discuss other equally exciting projects that VideoLAN is currently working on. Watch the full video version. Learn more about Visionular and get more...

Thomas Davies is a Principal Codec Engineer at Visionular working on all aspects of video codec development and optimization with a special focus on RTC (real-time communications) use cases. Thomas developed the first real-time AV1 HD software video codec , for Cisco Webex, writing video enhancement algorithms, video analysis, real-time pre-filtering, and post-filtering for Webex clients and infra...

In part 2 of our sitdown with Vimeo's principal codec engineer Thomas Daede, he shares how AV1 is making 10-bit HDR the new standard for all online video. He also shares his views on the best way to evaluate the quality of an encoder, including the ever-debated VMAF scoring method. Is it the best approach, or are there other scoring systems that should be included? Watch the full video versio...

If you've been around the video codec world at all, then Thomas Daede is a familiar name. From his early days in trying to find a way to stream digital video for FPV RC planes to his cutting-edge work at Vimeo, Thomas is a legend. We dive into how he got started, shedding light on the early days of VP9, HEVC, and the AV1 standard developments in this 2 part series. Thomas contributed signific...

In this special interview with Debargha Mukherjee , Principal Engineer at Google, you will gain critical insights into the development of AV1, including three tools that give AV1 a unique advantage in the market. You’ll want to listen to the end where Debargha shares secrets for how to get the most from a new codec standard so that you can be assured that your codec evaluations are as accurate as...