Bitcodin (YC S15) encodes video 100x faster, in Netflix-grade quality
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Re: Bitcodin (YC S15) encodes video 100x faster, in Netflix-grade quality
#2Hi, I'm Stefan, one of the co-founders. I'm happy to answer questions and get feedback!
Re: Bitcodin (YC S15) encodes video 100x faster, in Netflix-grade quality
#3Hi, I'm Stefan, one of the co-founders. I'm happy to answer questions and get feedback!
Could you provide some details on how you are encoding videos 100x faster?
Re: Bitcodin (YC S15) encodes video 100x faster, in Netflix-grade quality
#4Hi, I'm Stefan, one of the co-founders. I'm happy to answer questions and get feedback!
Could you provide some details on how you are encoding videos 100x faster?
Sure, basically other encode video second by second, we can do this in parallel on salable cloud infrastructure.
We also released a blog-post on this, based on a writeup from our infrastructure partner Google Compute Engine here: https://www.bitcodin.com/blog/2015/08/how-bitcodin-utilizes-...
Re: Bitcodin (YC S15) encodes video 100x faster, in Netflix-grade quality
#5It sounds great and all, but what is your Weissman score?
Re: Bitcodin (YC S15) encodes video 100x faster, in Netflix-grade quality
#6Hi, I'm Stefan, one of the co-founders. I'm happy to answer questions and get feedback!
Hey Stefan!
I've actually planned to use your services soon for a video app i'm developing.
But am I imagining or did your free plan was drastically nerfed lately? I remember it being 6GB and no encodings/GB limit two weeks ago. Why the change?
With 10 encodings per month I don't think I can even test my app.
Re: Bitcodin (YC S15) encodes video 100x faster, in Netflix-grade quality
#7It sounds great and all, but what is your Weissman score?
And can they handle 3D video files? Everyone knows 3D is the future!
Re: Bitcodin (YC S15) encodes video 100x faster, in Netflix-grade quality
#8It sounds great and all, but what is your Weissman score?
As far as I know the weissman score is for lossless compression and our compression is lossy. But we could compare it to, e.g., x264 running on a single server and calculate a weissman score, but more or less it is then just a speed comparison ;) and in that case we are way faster/better.
Re: Bitcodin (YC S15) encodes video 100x faster, in Netflix-grade quality
#9Hi, I'm Stefan, one of the co-founders. I'm happy to answer questions and get feedback!
Hey Stefan! I've actually planned to use your services soon for a video app i'm developing. But am I imagining or did your free plan was drastically nerfed lately? I remember it being 6GB and no encodings/GB limit two weeks ago. Why the change? With 10 encodings per month I don't think I can even test my app.
With the new free plan you have now every month new free GB which you can use, rather than the one-time credits of the old one. We also introduced our plans recently, which do not have a limit on the number of encoding and a cheaper per GB price.
Drop me a line to sl@bitmovin.com and I'll get you the proper setting for your app's needs :-)
Re: Bitcodin (YC S15) encodes video 100x faster, in Netflix-grade quality
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
Hey Stefan! I've actually planned to use your services soon for a video app i'm developing. But am I imagining or did your free plan was drastically nerfed lately? I remember it being 6GB and no encodings/GB limit two weeks ago. Why the change? With 10 encodings per month I don't think I can even test my app.
With the new free plan you have now every month new free GB which you can use, rather than the one-time credits of the old one. We also introduced our plans recently, which do not have a limit on the number of encoding and a cheaper per GB price. Drop me a line to sl@bitmovin.com and I'll get you the proper setting for your app's needs :-)
Ah right. Forgot about the one-time credit.
Will contact you soon!