Published on May 20, 2023 (over 1 year ago)
SCOTUS hits “skip” on Section 230
On May 18th, 2023, the court issued their decision in Gonzalez v. Google. This post breaks down what happened and explores the future of Section 230.
Published on May 18, 2023 (over 1 year ago)
Stream with confidence: introducing live stream health stats
The live stream health stats API gives broadcasters greater insight into the performance of their live stream connection.
Published on May 3, 2023 (over 1 year ago)
Set your player’s OOTD!
Meg, Dylan, and Christian said it perfectly: When it comes to players, we don’t play games. At Mux, we’re not the “set it and forget it” kind of folks. We’re on a never-ending mission to make developer...
Published on May 2, 2023 (over 1 year ago)
The ingredients of a devtool rebrand
We spent this recession-shaped-thing on the biggest brand refresh in Mux history. Here's why we believe investing in brand is always the right decision.
Published on May 1, 2023 (over 1 year ago)
Video analytics and Mux Data: Reflecting on NAB and what streamers care about today
For the past several years at NAB, we’ve spent hours with video engineering leaders from some of the largest media companies on the planet. This is just one more in-person opportunity for us to connect...
Published on April 27, 2023 (over 1 year ago)
How to transcode video 100x faster; or, a Gordian knot cut
Five years ago, in a blog post titled “The fastest video publishing in the multiverse,” I made the following claim: Mux Video is the first video streaming platform that doesn’t make users wait for tra...
Published on April 21, 2023 (over 1 year ago)
Simulate a live stream of a video playlist with FFmpeg
Learn how to live stream your prerecorded content as if you were broadcasting live using Mux and FFmpeg.
Published on April 17, 2023 (over 1 year ago)
Experiments with AI video content strategy
You’ve created some video content! High five! …Now comes the slog. Do you have all your tweets written? Is your companion blog post ready to go? Do you have your Open Graph image designed? What about ...
Published on April 13, 2023 (over 1 year ago)
We glued together content moderation to stop soccer pirates and saved $750k
If you had asked me two years ago which sport a video startup needs to be most worried about, I would have said American football or basketball. My US-centric mind would never have considered that socc...
Published on April 11, 2023 (over 1 year ago)
How we got critical data everywhere, all at once
There’s a common anti-pattern in engineering orgs: one team comes up with a solution, then another team builds their own despite how similar the needs are. Rinse and repeat a few times. Eventually, you...