Jan Ozer

Founder, Streaming Learning Center

Jan Ozer is a widely recognized authority on video encoding and streaming media. He is the founder of the Streaming Learning Center, a longtime contributing editor at Streaming Media, and the author of several books on video compression and encoding. His work centers on codec performance, encoding quality, and cost efficiency, translating rigorous technical testing into practical guidance for video engineers, and he has collaborated with NETINT on encoding analysis and the Voices of Video series.

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Cloud: The Launchpad, ASIC: The Rocket Ship – Owning Your Infrastructure for Sustainable Growth 

Explore edge computing and low-latency video streaming, with insights on benefits, challenges, and Media over QUIC's potential impact.

Jan Ozer·Feb 12, 2024·4 min
Streaming
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NETINT, Norsk, and Ampere launch Server-Based Solution

Upgrade your live streaming with NETINT, Norsk, and Ampere's cost-efficient solution. Deliver high-quality content and save on operational costs now!

Jan Ozer·Feb 5, 2024·3 min
LiveStreamingQuadra Video Server
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Key Insights on Edge Computing and Low Latency Video Streaming

Explore edge computing and low-latency video streaming, with insights on benefits, challenges, and Media over QUIC's potential impact.

Jan Ozer·Jan 30, 2024·6 min
AV1VVCCDN
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Affordable New NETINT Quadra Video Server with Ampere 96-core ARM CPU

The Ampere edition of the NETINT Quadra Video Server pairs a 96-core Arm CPU with VPUs to run 300+ live channels with de-interlacing and decoding.

Jan Ozer·Jan 16, 2024·5 min
AV1H.264HEVC
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Optimizing NVIDIA L4 AI Processing with Quadra Video Decoding

Explore the NETINT Quadra Video Server with a 96-core Ampere ARM CPU for superior deinterlacing and transcoding performance at low power consumption.

Jan Ozer·Dec 26, 2023·5 min
H.264AIT1U
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Boosting Video Streaming: Efficient Transcoding for Better Performance & Cost

api.video's innovative solution reduces encoding costs by 99.33% without compromising quality. Zero-cost video encoding revolutionizes content delivery.

Jan Ozer·Dec 18, 2023·6 min
AV1H.264HEVC
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Cut Costs, Not Quality: Encoding UGC Social Video with Quadra

Explore Quadra's cost-effective, high-quality transcoding for UGC videos. Achieve superior throughput with NETINT's advanced VPU technology.

Jan Ozer·Dec 11, 2023·10 min
H.264HEVCStreaming
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Turbocharge Your Cloud: Quadra’s Virtualization Secrets

Discover the unparalleled efficiency of Quadra VPUs for transcoding. Ideal for UGC platforms, Quadra offers significant savings in CAPEX and OPEX with top-notch quality.

Jan Ozer·Nov 28, 2023·5 min
StreamingT1U
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Slash UGC Transcoding Costs with ASICs

Discover the unparalleled efficiency of Quadra VPUs for transcoding. Ideal for UGC platforms, Quadra offers significant savings in CAPEX and OPEX with top-notch quality.

Jan Ozer·Nov 14, 2023·12 min
H.264StreamingUGC/Social
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What Netflix is Doing in Cloud Gaming and Why You Should Care

Netflix delves into gaming, aiming to transform the cloud and mobile landscape. Experience enhanced entertainment offerings.

Jan Ozer·Oct 31, 2023·12 min
CDNCloud GamingStreaming
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api.video Revolutionizes the Industry with Zero-Cost Encoding

The decision behind free video encoding at api.video isn't just a marketing gimmick. By developing their own infrastructure and utilizing state-of-the-art VPUs, the company has managed to slash encoding expenses by 99.33%. Yet, they've ensured that this cost-cutting doesn't translate to reduced video quality, setting new standards for the video streaming world

Jan Ozer·Oct 24, 2023·3 min
H.264Streaming
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Zapping: Low-Latency Premium Streaming Across Latin America

Learn why live-streaming platform Zapping built its own low-latency technology and CDN to stream Latin American content using NETINT Streaming Video Servers , accelerating Zapping’s rapid.

Jan Ozer·Oct 16, 2023·9 min
H.264HEVCBroadcast
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Understanding the Economics of Transcoding

Whether your business model is FAST or subscription-based premium content, your success depends upon your ability to deliver a high-quality viewing experience while relentlessly reducing costs.

Jan Ozer·Oct 2, 2023·10 min
AV1H.264HEVC
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Demystifying the live-streaming setup

Stef van der Ziel, our keynote speaker, has been in the streaming industry since 1994, and as founder of Jet-Stream, oversaw the development of Jet-Stream Cloud, a European-based streaming.

Jan Ozer·Sep 25, 2023·6 min
LiveStreaming
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The LESS Accord and Energy-Efficient Streaming

The goal of our recent Build Your Live Streaming Cloud symposium was to help live video engineers learn how to build and house their own transcoding infrastructure while minimizing power.

Jan Ozer·Sep 22, 2023·8 min
LiveStreaming
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AV1 Capped CRF Encoding with Quadra VPU

We’ve previously reported results for capped CRF encoding for H.264 and HEVC using NETINT Quadra video processing units (VPU).

Jan Ozer·Sep 18, 2023·5 min
AV1H.264HEVC
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Choosing a Co-Location Facility

Edgio is the result of the merger between Limelight Networks and EdgeCast in 2022, which produced a company with over 20 years of experience choosing and installing their own equipment into.

Jan Ozer·Sep 13, 2023·12 min
CDNStreaming
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Save Bandwidth with Capped CRF

Video engineers are constantly seeking ways to deliver high-quality video more efficiently and cost-effectively.

Jan Ozer·Sep 5, 2023·3 min
AV1H.264HEVC
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Evaluating Low-Latency Video Streaming Protocols, Technologies and Best Practices

Low-latency video is a priority for many streaming engineers. This article reviews three schemas for producing low-latency video, identifies their pros and cons, and summarizes the questions.

Jan Ozer·Sep 4, 2023·13 min
CDNLiveStreaming
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Simplify Building Your Own Streaming Cloud with GPAC

Romain Bouqueau is CEO of Motion Spell and one of the principal architects of the GPAC open-source software, one of the three software alternatives presented in the symposium.

Jan Ozer·Sep 2, 2023·10 min
AV1H.264Live
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Simplify Building Your Own Streaming Cloud with Wowza

Transcoding and packaging software is a key component of any live-streaming cloud, and one of the most functional and flexible programs available is the Wowza Streaming Engine.

Jan Ozer·Sep 2, 2023·10 min
CDNLiveStreaming
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Simplify Building Your Own Streaming Cloud with NORSK SDK

Adrian Roe from id3as discussed Norsk , a technology designed to simplify the building of large-scale media workflows.

Jan Ozer·Sep 1, 2023·12 min
H.264LiveStreaming
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Beyond Traditional Transcoding: NETINT’s Pioneering Technology for Today’s Streaming Needs

Welcome to our here’s-what’s-new-since-last-IBC-so-you-should-schedule-a-meeting-with-us blog post.

Jan Ozer·Aug 29, 2023·7 min
AV1H.264HEVC
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Choosing Transcoding Hardware: Deciphering the Superiority of ASIC-based Technology

Which technology reigns supreme in transcoding: CPU-only, GPU, or ASIC-based? Kenneth Robinson's incisive analysis from the recent symposium makes a compelling case for ASIC-based transcoding.

Jan Ozer·Aug 24, 2023·11 min
H.264HEVCLive
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From CPU to GPU to ASIC: Mayflower’s Transcoding Journey

Ilya's transcoding journey took him from $10 million to under $1.5 million CAPEX while cutting power consumption by over 90%.

Jan Ozer·Aug 23, 2023·9 min
H.264CDNLive
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Seamless Client Onboarding – Hardware and Software Synergy – interview with Kenneth Robinson

A crucial aspect of NETINT’s value proposition is its proactive and holistic customer support, from the pre-purchase phase to onboarding and the post-purchase journey.

Jan Ozer·Aug 21, 2023·7 min
LiveStreamingQuadra Video Server
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From Cloud to Local Transcoding For Minimum Latency and Maximum Quality

Over the last ten years or so, most live productions have migrated towards a workflow that sends a contribution stream from the venue into the cloud for transcoding and delivery.

Jan Ozer·Aug 14, 2023·5 min
BroadcastCDNLive
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Get Free CAE on NETINT VPUs with Capped CRF

NETINT recently added capped CRF to the rate control mechanism across our Video Processing Unit (VPU) product lines .

Jan Ozer·Aug 7, 2023·11 min
AV1H.264HEVC
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Co-location for Optimized, Sustainable Live Streaming Success

If you decide to buy and run your transcoding servers versus a public cloud , you must choose where to host the servers.

Jan Ozer·Jul 24, 2023·6 min
CDNLiveStreaming
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Unveiling the Quadra Server: The Epitome of Power and Scalability

Streaming engineers face constant pressure to produce more streams at a lower cost per stream and reduced power consumption.

Jan Ozer·Jul 17, 2023·14 min
AV1H.264HEVC