Video trends

Video trends · 8 min read

Responsive media: The right approach for images is not the right approach for video

Responsive media means delivering correctly sized content for each device and screen. But, is the approach for images the right choice for video? We don't think so.

Doug Sillars · November 11, 2021

Video trends · 5 min read

What causes buffering? Top 7 issues causing video buffering

What does buffering mean, what are the Top 7 reasons why your video buffers, and how to fix it.

Erikka Innes · April 8, 2024

Video trends · 5 min read

The benefits of measuring the video playback QoE

Yvan Michel talks about measuring quality of experience to improve how users interact with your product.

Yvan Michel · November 16, 2021

Video trends · 3 min read

Top 5 benefits of a cloud video platform

How a cloud video platform can benefit your business

Erikka Innes · November 17, 2021

Video trends · 5 min read

Creating video "stories"

Apps like Snapchat and Instagram have "video stories" where the videos are visible for 24 hours, and then disappear. Stories are a great way to keep up user engagement, and have users regularly check in (so they do not miss a story). In this post, we'll walk through a demo application that mimics the "story" framework. You'll see how you can easily implement a feature like stories with api.video

Doug Sillars · January 25, 2021

Video trends · 2 min read

How to build the next Netflix

Netflix is a global platform, not just a content delivery network. Along with your streaming content, there’s the recommendation system, content database, the global farm of servers, and a constantly reliable payments system to support it all. Quite a lot of tools to juggle!

Anne-Sophie Poupard · June 4, 2018

Video trends · 18 min read

What do my video output live stream details from ffmpeg mean?

Find out what all the configuration flags in your FFMPEG live stream output mean and what the rest of the output means too!

Erikka Innes · August 11, 2021

Video trends · 7 min read

Choosing the right bitrate for your OBS live stream

OBS is a powerful, versatile tool for live streaming. This guide will walk you through the basics of how to choose the right bitrate for your live stream.

Erikka Innes · April 29, 2021

Video trends · 3 min read

How many live streams can I run at once?

With api.video - as long as you have enough cameras (and enough network bandwidth) there is no limit to how many live streams you can run concurrently.

Doug Sillars · November 18, 2021

Video trends · 7 min read

What is HLS video streaming and how does it work?

Every video ingested in our system is converted into a video stream - with multiple sizes and bitrates. This allows api.video to serve the perfect video to each of your viewers. Perhaps that's all you want to know. But if you are curious about the internals of video streaming, read on!

Doug Sillars · February 19, 2021