Mux Blog - Video technology and more

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Published on April 9, 2024 (8 months ago)

Discover the latest Mux Data metrics and features

The Mux Data team has been hard at work building new metrics and next-level insights. Learn more about what they've been up to.

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Published on March 28, 2024 (8 months ago)

A clear look at blurry image placeholders on the web

By Wesley Luyten • 7 min read • Engineering & Video education

Algorithms like BlurHash and ThumbHash are popular ways to render small, blurry images while the full-size images load, but are they necessary on the web?

Published on March 14, 2024 (8 months ago)

Live Streaming on Mux: More Secure, more Reliable, and more… Transport?

By Phil Cluff • 6 min read • Product

Mux live streaming just got even better. SRT, a modern ingest protocol that allows you to stream reliably on imperfect networks, is now available in public beta.

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Published on February 23, 2024 (9 months ago)

Introducing metrics filtering, the latest Mux Data feature

By Manifah Masood • 5 min read • Product

Filter out the noise and focus on the data that’s most important to you with new metrics filtering in Mux Data.

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Published on February 22, 2024 (9 months ago)

Starter Plan: a new way to play (and pay) for Video

By Meg Salisbury • 4 min read • Product • Pricing

Introducing a brand new pricing plan: Starter. $10 for $100 of usage a month.

Published on February 22, 2024 (9 months ago)

Why we [still] price in minutes for video

By Steve Heffernan • 8 min read • Company • Pricing

Over 14 years ago we pioneered minutes-based pricing for video infrastructure. Here's why we've doubled down on it with Mux Video.

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Published on February 21, 2024 (9 months ago)

3D web development and beyond: a chat with Bruno Simon

By Dave and Staci • 24 min read • Customers

A chat with innovative developer Bruno Simon who shares insights into his journey as a pioneer in 3D web development.

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Published on February 2, 2024 (10 months ago)

Building Efficient Video Workflows: A Chat with Joel Hooks (egghead.io Founder)

By Dave Kiss • 14 min read • Customers

In this video, we chat with Joel Hooks, founder of egghead.io, about building efficient video workflows and working at an early-stage startup.

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Published on January 31, 2024 (10 months ago)

AI models on CPUs: accurate audio transcriptions without breaking the bank

By Colton Karoses • 7 min read • Engineering • AI

AI models like Whisper and OpenCLIP are making image tagging and speech-to-text transcription, two tasks that once required a team of PhDs, seem trivial — but, whew, are they expensive! …Or are they? ...

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Published on January 26, 2024 (10 months ago)

The next 6 months: what’s sparking joy in our roadmap

By Matthew McClure • 5 min read • Product

One of our founders quickly reflects on what he's excited about in Mux's ~6-month roadmap.

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