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Kumara Velu

Kumara has a background in electronic engineering and has been exploring video technology since 1996. He has been a multimedia trainer since 1999, while editing various trade and technical magazines before switching to web publishing in 2007.

IPTV vs OTT: Which Television Streaming Service is Right for You?

<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”><em>IPTV &lpar;Internet Protocol TV&rpar; provides video content through a dedicated network and requires a set-top box to function&period; OTT &lpar;over-the-top&rpar; delivers video content directly over the Internet and doesn&&num;8217&semi;t require a set-top box to receive video content&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>Faster Internet speeds have made video streaming popular over the years&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>If you&&num;8217&semi;re new to the video […]

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How to Create a YouTube Auto Subscribe Link to Increase Your Subscribers

<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>Here&&num;8217&semi;s how to Create a Quick and Easy Auto-Subscribe Link for Your YouTube Channel&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>Are you worried about the subscriber count on your YouTube channel&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>You may not be the only one&period; Some channels have thousands of visitors watching their videos&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>Comments are encouraging&comma; too&period; However&comma; the subscriber count seems not to be on […]

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What is an IPTV Box? What You Need to Know Before Switching to an IPTV Service

<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>An IPTV box&comma; also known as an IPTV set-top box&comma; is an Internet-enabled device used to receive streaming video &lpar;live TV and video-on-demand content&rpar; and send it to a display device like a TV&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>The video data transmitted through a broadband network is converted into a format that a TV can understand and read&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p […]

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What is a Coaxial Cable Used For? How Many Types of Coaxial Cables are There?

<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”><em>Learn about the types of coaxial cables&comma; where they are used&comma; and their advantages and disadvantages&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>A coaxial cable is primarily used for the transmission of audio and video signals&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>It has two concentric &lpar;sharing the same center&rpar; wires&period; In other words&comma; two wires share a central point&period; These two wires are separated […]

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This is the Best Way to Start Your Own IPTV Business: No Experience or Huge Capital Needed

<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>Among the most profitable online business you can start is the IPTV business&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”><a href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;freevideoworkshop&period;com&sol;iptv-explained&sol;amp&sol;” target&equals;”&lowbar;blank” rel&equals;”noreferrer noopener”>IPTV <&sol;a>is a booming market&period; Many end users are ditching <a href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;freevideoworkshop&period;com&sol;cable-tv-box-types&sol;amp&sol;” target&equals;”&lowbar;blank” rel&equals;”noreferrer noopener”>cable TV<&sol;a> for IPTV&period; While there&&num;8217&semi;s stiff competition for other online businesses&comma; the IPTV business has little competition&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>This is mainly because many […]

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What is MPEG-1 Video Compression? Where Is it Used?

<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>MPEG-1 was the first compression standard for audio and video introduced in 1992&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>The primary purpose of MPEG-1 is to encode an AV signal to fit a Compact Disc &lpar;CD-ROM&rpar; at a maximum <a href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;freevideoworkshop&period;com&sol;what-is-video-bitrate&sol;amp&sol;” target&equals;”&lowbar;blank” rel&equals;”noreferrer noopener”>bitrate<&sol;a> of 1&period;5MBps&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>When this is done&comma; you get a <a href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;freevideoworkshop&period;com&sol;what-is-vcd&sol;amp&sol;” target&equals;”&lowbar;blank” rel&equals;”noreferrer noopener”>Video CD &lpar;VCD&rpar;<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p […]

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How to Play MPG Files on Windows 10: How to Fix ‘To Play This Video You Need a New Codec’ Error

<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”><em>You may play MPG files on Windows 10 by installing Microsoft&&num;8217&semi;s MPEG-2 Video Extension&comma; using the VLC Player&comma; or converting MPG to MP4&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>If you have a file with the <strong>&period;mpg <&sol;strong>extension it is either a <a href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;freevideoworkshop&period;com&sol;mpeg-1-compression&sol;amp&sol;” target&equals;”&lowbar;blank” rel&equals;”noreferrer noopener”>MPEG-1<&sol;a> or MPEG-2 video&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>MPG files aren&&num;8217&semi;t common these days compared to MP4&period; But […]

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How to Remove a Stuck VHS Tape from a TV-VCR Combo and Save on Service Charges

<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>A <a href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;freevideoworkshop&period;com&sol;tv-with-a-vhs-player-tv-vcr-combos&sol;amp&sol;” target&equals;”&lowbar;blank” rel&equals;”noreferrer noopener”>TV&sol;VCR combo<&sol;a> is indeed a convenient piece of equipment&period; You don&&num;8217&semi;t need to buy a separate TV and a VCR&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>Also&comma; you save yourself the trouble of connecting a TV set to a VCR&period; In other words&comma; you don&&num;8217&semi;t add to the other dangling cables around your TV cabinet&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p […]

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What is the H.265 Video Compression? Where is it Used?

<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>H&period;265 is also known as High-Efficiency Video Coding &lpar;HEVC&rpar;&period; It is a lossy&comma; <strong>video compression codec<&sol;strong>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>Its main purpose is to improve the coding efficiency of <a href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;freevideoworkshop&period;com&sol;what-is-h264-frequently-asked-questions&sol;amp&sol;” target&equals;”&lowbar;blank” rel&equals;”noreferrer noopener”>H&period;264<&sol;a>&comma; also known as MPEG-4 AVC &lpar;Advanced Video Coding&rpar;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>H&period;264 isn&&num;8217&semi;t an efficient compression for higher-resolution video&period; Thus&comma; the introduction of H&period;265&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>The H&period;265 […]

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What is the RealVideo Format and Extension? A Quick and Simple Explanation

<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>RealVideo is an Internet video streaming format developed by RealNetworks&comma;<br &sol;>a company that specializes in codec technology and streaming-related products&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>RealNetworks was the forerunner of the streaming industry&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>They created the first real-time streaming media player&period; That was RealPlayer version 1 in 1995&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;”wp-block-paragraph”>It reigned in the streaming world until displaced by Windows […]

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