When Cognacq-Jay Image needed to monitor live streams being created more than 10 km away, it needed very low-latency encoders – and was skeptical about software-based encoders meeting its requirements.
Learn how it achieved 200 ms latency, while building an infrastructure that could be shared for both monitoring and playout.
EasyTools will exhibit at IBC 2026 on September 11-14 in booth 2.A48 to connect and discuss how video infrastructure can be both reliable and affordable. Discover ultra-high-density transcoding, video monitoring across multiple platforms, multiview experiences for sports fans, and affordable playout services.
SCTE-35 and SCTE-104 are the standards used in ad insertion to signal a switch to a different type of content. This signalling can be done in two ways: splice insert or time signal. This blog post explores these two modes and offers a guideline on which one to use, when.
Much of our industry was built on open-source software. While some of these free software tools are widely known and used, others are still obscure. This blog post gives an overview of the most significant open-source projects that have reshaped, are shaping, or could shape our industry.