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Published on October 31, 2024

The most requested feature for basic assets is here: MP4 support

MP4 support for basic assets has just been unlocked. MP4s are perfect for offline playback, social embeds, and more. Learn how you can start using them today.

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Published on October 30, 2024 (1 day ago)

One size does not fit all: Introducing premium video quality for Mux Video

By Phil Cluff • 7 min read • Product • Video quality

Introducing premium quality video level for live and on-demand videos. It optimizes quality for your premium content using AI-driven per-title encoding.

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Published on October 28, 2024 (3 days ago)

The case of the dropped views: New data metric for the QoE sleuth

By Ashley Cutler • 3 min read • Product

Introducing View Dropped Percentage — a new Mux Data metric to help you identify trends in unexplained dropped views.

Published on October 24, 2024 (7 days ago)

Instant clipping just got clippier: Now for any VOD asset

By Erik Peña • 3 min read • Product

Instant clipping is now available for all on-demand video assets, allowing quick clip creation without encoding or storage costs.

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Published on October 14, 2024 (17 days ago)

Your docs are aging (and so are you)

By Dave, Darius, and Rob • 11 min read • Product

When's the last time you audited your developer docs? We felt the pain that our customers were facing with our docs — and set off on an adventure to fix it.

Published on October 8, 2024 (24 days ago)

Introducing Player.style — Video and audio player themes for every player

By Steve Heffernan • 3 min read • Product

Unlock creativity in video player customization with Player.style, a new open-source project by Mux.

Published on September 9, 2024 (about 2 months ago)

Mux Data now with long-ER term metrics

By Ashley Cutler • 4 min read • Product

Introducing long-term storage for Mux Data, giving customers more flexibility to analyze video performance over time. Now in private beta.

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Published on August 29, 2024 (2 months ago)

Not so basic anymore: More features for basic assets

By Phil Cluff • 5 min read • Product • Pricing

Updated 10/31/24: MP4 support is now available for basic quality assets. Learn more Yesterday Meg and I bid a tearful "arrivederci" to encoding tiers, and introduced their replacement — video quality ...