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Video trends · 8 min read
FFMPEG for beginners: scripts for processing, converting, and streaming video
Learn about the ffmpeg CLI, some valuable resources, how commands are structured, and some useful scripts you can start with right away.

Erikka Innes · March 8, 2021
Video trends · 4 min read
Using api.video with the Jamstack
Api.video is the perfect addition to your Jamstack build, allowing for videos to easily integrated into your application using our APIs and integrated video player.

Doug Sillars · March 4, 2021
Tutorials · 8 min read
Live stream to the browser with FFMPEG CLI and Python
Learn how to set up ffmpeg and run a live stream using your Mac's web camera. Once we've got that working, we'll set up the command in a python script and after that, the sky's the limit!

Erikka Innes · March 4, 2021
Tutorials · 5 min read
Using api.video with 3rd party video players
api.video is a full service video platform. From video upload -> transcoding -> hosting -> playback -> analytics, we can take you through the entire video delivery process from start to finish. But maybe you already have a player integrated that you'd like to continue using. No problem!! In this post, we'll walk through how to use external video players with api.video.

Doug Sillars · March 2, 2021
Tutorials · 3 min read
Auto Caption a video
Videos with captions/subtitles are watched longer than videos without. Yet, adding captions is non-trivial. In this post, we'll walk through a sample application that takes an uploaded video, and automatically transcribes the audio and creates a caption file for the video.

Doug Sillars · February 26, 2021
Video trends · 9 min read
The benefits of teaching classes online with live streaming and video on demand playback
Find out why hosting your own website with livestreams and video content can be more profitable, useful, and reach more customers.

Erikka Innes · February 25, 2021
Video trends · 5 min read
What is RTMP and why do we use it for live streaming?
Find out what RTMP is, why we transcode twice - from RTMP to HLS, and what the future has in store for live streaming

Erikka Innes · February 24, 2021
Video trends · 11 min read
You shall not pass: The benefits of token based authentication
api.video uses token based authentication in one way or another for every endpoint. See how our token based authenticated is implemented, what benefits this kind of authentication provides, and what simple best practices you can apply when working with tokens. Along the way, enjoy a few LOTR references!

Erikka Innes · February 24, 2021
Tutorials · 4 min read
Live stream from your Android phone
Live streaming from your phone can be as involved as you'd like. In this post, we'll use a free Android application to create a live stream at api.video. In future posts, we'll build an Android streaming app.

Doug Sillars · February 24, 2021
No-code · 9 min read
Live stream with OBS and api.video
Using OBS, we'll set up a live stream, connect it to api.video, and live stream to the browser!

Erikka Innes · February 23, 2021