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Cloudflare Stream – Combines video encoding, global delivery, and player

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Re: Cloudflare Stream – Combines video encoding, global delivery, and player

#11

Again.. More services that us Tor users are exempt from, lest we go into captcha hell. Edit: Seriously, -1's and an accusation of supporting pedophilia? I've certainly hit on a raw topic. And frankly, I'm not wrong regarding Captcha hell. We've had dozens of articles and threads about that very topic.

Why should Cloudflare pander to pedophiles?

Re: Cloudflare Stream – Combines video encoding, global delivery, and player

#13

It's interesting that they have "monetization" in one of the panels in their process diagram. Does that mean Cloudflare is getting into the advertising game?

Probably connecting with third-party like every other video platform.

Re: Cloudflare Stream – Combines video encoding, global delivery, and player

#18

I do a lot of video stuff, and I have no idea what lossless compression is. What does it mean? Does it mean not using a resolution higher than the player is presented on the screen? Does it mean setting a sensible minimum CRF in x264?

--cq 0

Re: Cloudflare Stream – Combines video encoding, global delivery, and player

#19

Again.. More services that us Tor users are exempt from, lest we go into captcha hell. Edit: Seriously, -1's and an accusation of supporting pedophilia? I've certainly hit on a raw topic. And frankly, I'm not wrong regarding Captcha hell. We've had dozens of articles and threads about that very topic.

As a Tor user, there was a time when Cloudflare's captchas reduced drastically. And as long as you're using the Tor Browser, there's a great chance that you'll rarely see Cloudflare's captchas.

Re: Cloudflare Stream – Combines video encoding, global delivery, and player

#20
post #2

I typically find myself off set with every new Cloudflare offering, followed by wondering if they are reaching for a niche outside of DDOS protection. I'm not in a position to explore a need for Cloudflare outside of hiding my origin IP addresses, but for those of you who are, are you actually using and benefiting from the wide array of offerings from Cloudflare? As it stands now, I see these announcements and make a…

Yes, they have plenty of customers benefiting and are one of the few companies that are constantly innovating with new features, especially with content delivery performance and security. As much as I dislike network consolidation into a handful of companies, there are not many real competitors for the features and value of Cloudflare.

I thought I made it clear that I realized that when I asked for other people's opinions.
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