Bitmovin

Bitmovin is a multimedia technology company which provides services that transcode digital video and audio to streaming formats using cloud computing, and streaming media players. Founded in 2013, the Austrian company contributes to MPEG-DASH, an open standard that allows streaming video to be played in HTML5 video and Flash players.

bitmovin
TypePrivate
IndustryStreaming media
Founded2013 (2013)
Founder
  • Christopher Mueller
  • Christian Timmerer
  • Stefan Lederer
HeadquartersSan Francisco, CA, United States
Area served
Europe, North America, Asia, South America
Websitewww.bitmovin.com

It is focused on adaptive streaming formats such as Apple's HTTP Live Streaming or MPEG-DASH, which can be served by any HTTP web servers (Apache, IIS, Nginx and Lighttpd) or cloud-infrastructure such as Amazon AWS.

The company provides the cloud-based transcoding service bitcodin,[1] which increases the efficiency of transcoding by using Cloud computing,[2] which also enables transcoding of ultra-high definition video.

The HTML5 and Flash-based Web player bitdash[3][4] can be used in Web Browsers on desktop computers and smartphones. This player enables the streaming and playback of MPEG-DASH or Apple's HTTP Live Streaming, using either the HTML5 Media Source Extensions or Flash, depending on the platform. DRM is enabled through the usage of the HTML5 Encrypted Media Extensions as well as Flash. It is compatible to popular tools such as x264 or MP4Box.[5]

Bitmovin was founded in 2013 after research and standardization in the area of MPEG-DASH at the University of Klagenfurt.[6] In 2014 the company secured an investment round with the venture capital fond Speedinvest and Constantia Industries. In 2014, the company was part of the top 100 companies in online media.[7][8] Bitmovin is the author of the MPEG-DASH reference software libdash[9][10] and contributes to the standardization at MPEG, DASH-IF,[11] IETF, etc.

In 2015, Bitmovin participated in the YCombinator program.[12]

Usage

References
  1. "bitcodin – cloud based transcoding and streaming". bitcodin.com.
  2. "Bitmovin unveils "world's fastest" cloud transcoding service". TVBEurope. Archived from the original on 2015-05-05. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  3. "bitdash MPEG-DASH HTML5 Player". dash-player.com.
  4. "Bitmovin Intros Website for Bitdash MPEG-DASH Video Players". Streaming Media Europe Magazine.
  5. "How Bitmovin leverage MP4Box to package their contents for their bitdash player". GPAC Licensing.
  6. "ITEC – Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP". aau.at.
  7. Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen. "The List of the 100 Companies that Matter Most in Online Video in 2014 - Streaming Media Magazine". Streaming Media Magazine.
  8. "Youth Time magazine - 7 Most Innovative Startups in Austria". youth-time.eu.
  9. "Software". dashif.org.
  10. Christian Timmerer. "MPEG-DASH Reference Software and Conformance". slideshare.net.
  11. "Members". dashif.org.
  12. "Y Combinator-backed bitcodin turns your films into netflix-quality video". venturebeat.com.
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