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https://www.mux.com/video-glossary/encoding
What is Encoding | Video Glossary | Mux
Video encoding is the process of taking a raw series of frames and, through a specified set of operations specified by a codec, compressing them to a smaller...
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https://www.mux.com/video-glossary/hlse
What is HLSe | Video Glossary | Mux
HLS with AES128 (HLSe) is a technique for encrypting transport stream segments when delivering them for HLS playback. It is not a DRM technology but does...
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https://www.mux.com/video-glossary/vp9
What is VP9 | Video Glossary | Mux
VP9 is a royalty free video codec developed by Google. It broadly competes with the HEVC codec from MPEG. It's used extensively by YouTube. It is...
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https://www.mux.com/video-glossary/preroll
What is Preroll | Video Glossary | Mux
A preroll is a form of secondary content that is prepended to the start of primary content. Preroll may be used to show ads before a short video, or to show a...
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https://www.mux.com/video-glossary/multiplexing-muxing
What is Multiplexing / Muxing | Video Glossary | Mux
Multiplexing (a.k.a muxing) is the process used in telecommunications, electronics, and video to combine multiple signals into one to be transferred over a...
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https://www.mux.com/video-glossary/h264
What is H.264 | Video Glossary | Mux
H.264 is the specification name given to the Advanced Video Coding (AVC) standard by the ITU Telecommunications Standardization Sector (ITU-T), developed...
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https://www.mux.com/video-glossary/breakdown-data
What is Breakdown (data) | Video Glossary | Mux
A breakdown in video metrics and analytics refers to viewing a metric across a set of dimension values, for example, the playback failure rate broken down by...
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https://www.mux.com/video-glossary/opus
What is Opus | Video Glossary | Mux
A royalty free audio codec developed by the Xiph.Org Foundation. Opus tends to exhibit both high audio quality and low enough algorithmic latency to be usable...
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https://www.mux.com/video-glossary/aom-alliance-for-open-media
What is AOM (Alliance for Open Media) | Video Glossary | Mux
The Alliance for Open Media is an organization founded by Google, Intel, Amazon, Nvidia, Netflix, and Mozilla, among others. AOM's goal is to provide royalty...
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https://www.mux.com/video-glossary/qoe-quality-of-experience
What is QoE (Quality of Experience) | Video Glossary | Mux
Quality of Experience (QoE) describes metrics that measure the performance of a service from the perspective of a user. Track and improve your video QoE with...
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https://www.mux.com/video-glossary/dvr
What is DVR | Video Glossary | Mux
DVR refers to the ability to rewind, pause, or seek within a live stream. . Learn more.
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https://www.mux.com/video-glossary/multi-cdn
What is Multi-CDN | Video Glossary | Mux
Multi-CDN refers to using multiple CDNs to deliver video (and other content) more reliably, performantly, and/or affordably. The process involves taking...
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https://www.mux.com/video-glossary/vorbis
What is Vorbis | Video Glossary | Mux
A royalty-free audio codec developed by Xiph.Org. Vorbis is commonly used alongside the VP8 video codec to deliver a royalty-free streaming solution. Vorbis...
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https://www.mux.com/video-glossary
Video Glossary | Mux
A list of online video industry terms and their definitions all in one handy location.
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https://www.mux.com/video-glossary/hls-http-live-streaming
What is HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) | Video Glossary | Mux
HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) is an implementation of an adaptive bitrate (ABR) streaming technology designed and maintained by Roger Pantos at Apple. HLS is the...
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