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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 Explained: History, Advantages, and Disadvantages

<p>According to the <a href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;itu&period;int&sol;” target&equals;”&lowbar;blank” rel&equals;”noreferrer noopener”>International Telecommunication Union<&sol;a> focus group on IPTV&comma; the accepted IPT V definition is &&num;8220&semi;multimedia services such as television&sol;video&sol;audio&sol;text&sol;graphics&sol;data delivered over IP based networks&comma; managed to provide the required level of quality of service and experience&comma; security&comma; interactivity and reliability&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>That&&num;8217&semi;s a broad definition&period; For our purposes&comma; we&&num;8217&semi;ll focus on […]

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What is a Cable TV Box? How Does it Work and How Many Types Are There?

<p>A cable box is a device that receives and decodes digital signals transmitted by a cable television service provider&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It then displays on your TV whatever programs are broadcast by the cable TV station&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In the days of old&comma; you could receive cable TV without a cable box&period; Those days are gone with the advent […]

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How to Send HDMI over WiFi to Unreachable Spots in Your House

<p>When we talk about High-Definition video we almost always talk about HDMI&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;freevideoworkshop&period;com&sol;hdmi-cables-explained&sol;amp&sol;” target&equals;”&lowbar;blank” rel&equals;”noreferrer noopener”>HDMI <&sol;a>dispensed with the need to connect multiple cables to send AV signals&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>With HDMI you need only a single cable to transmit audio and video&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>That&&num;8217&semi;s alright if you have a source and receiver device nearby&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>What if you connect a<a href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;freevideoworkshop&period;com&sol;cable-tv-box-types&sol;amp&sol;” […]

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What Should You Do with Your Old Family VHS Tapes?

<p>The camcorder revolution of the 1980s left many precious memories on tape&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This would include birthday parties&comma; weddings&comma; and family holidays&comma; among others&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Then computers became affordable and came with the ability to digitize these tapes&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Tapes got converted to DVDs and digital files&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Those who weren&&num;8217&semi;t computer savvy enlisted the many mushrooming tapes to DVD or digital services&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Then […]

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Compact Disc (CD) Wiki: Know the Different Types of CDs

<p>When you mention Compact Discs or CDs most people often think of music CDs or audio CDs&period; However&comma; there is more to CDs than<a href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;freevideoworkshop&period;com&sol;audio-cd-format-little-known-secrets&sol;amp&sol;” target&equals;”&lowbar;blank” rel&equals;”noreferrer noopener”> audio CD<&sol;a>s&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Though the CD has many uses today&comma; it was first introduced as an audio CD&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;”wp-block-heading” id&equals;”h-when-did-compact-discs-first-come-out”>When Did Compact Discs First Come Out&quest;<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>The first Compact Discs […]

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DVD Players Still Available for Sale ‘Near Me’: From HDMI Units to Portable Delights

<p>Many would think that DVD players aren&&num;8217&semi;t relevant these days&period; Yes&comma; when you have the convenience of video streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime among others&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Also if you want to watch movies offline there&&num;8217&semi;s the Blu-ray player&comma; offering unsurpassed visual quality&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>But then not everyone is ready for Netflix&period; What if you have time only […]

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VHS Players Still Available for Sale ‘Near Me’: Which Type Should You Choose?

<p>Looking for a VHS player in these days of HD video may seem laughable&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>But then it&&num;8217&semi;s not always so&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The VHS party may be over&comma; but the &&num;8216&semi;hangover&&num;8217&semi; seems to remain&period; And it will be here to stay&comma; for a while&comma; at least&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Like it or not&comma; you can&&num;8217&semi;t totally dispense with VHS players in these days […]

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How to Share WhatsApp Video Above 16MB in Full Resolution without Losing Quality

<p>This post will <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>When you share a video on WhatsApp&comma; it is compressed&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>When the video is compressed&comma; there&&num;8217&semi;s quality loss&period; This isn&&num;8217&semi;t usually noticeable on a small smartphone screen&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Sometimes&comma; however&comma; the video appears blurry as a result of the compression&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>However&comma; sometimes you just want the recipient to view the video in full resolution so that […]

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You Can Create Animated Marketing Videos without Video Editing Experience

<p>Aren&&num;8217&semi;t your sales messages getting the response you expected although they are well-crafted&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Maybe they&&num;8217&semi;ve been proven to work in face-to-face situations&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It may be that the manner you convey your message isn&&num;8217&semi;t compelling enough for potential customers or clients to take action&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Maybe you delivered your message through a long sales letter or a talking-head video&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>You discovered […]

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What is an M4P Audio File? How to Play and Convert It

<p>Have you come across an M4P audio file and are wondering what it is&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>If you&&num;8217&semi;re familiar with the M4A audio file&comma; then you&&num;8217&semi;ll easily understand the M4P audio file format&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This is because M4P is the protected version of an M4A file&period; The P stands for Protected&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;”wp-block-heading”>M4P on iTunes<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>You&&num;8217&semi;ll find M4P files on iTunes&period; […]

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