When streaming media files from network-attached storage (NAS) to clients, there's a chance you've encountered some form of transcoding. This is when the server has to convert the video and/or audio ...

I'm currently using Plex on my Synology NAS and I quite like it, but the Synology is just not up to the task for anything beyond basic transcoding. So I would like to create a dedicated server to ...

Discrete GPUs also offer flexibility beyond Plex. If your server doubles as a workstation, runs machine learning workloads, or handles other GPU-accelerated tasks, the additional horsepower isn’t ...

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The big picture: We consume so much video on YouTube yet we seldom stop to think of the magic happening behind the scenes that makes it easy for us to watch videos and livestreams on a variety of ...

Google has developed a custom chip, Argos, for YouTube to process videos much more efficiently. Google's Jeff Calow said the Argos chip has brought "up to 20-33x improvements in computing efficiency ...

The US $8,900 NETINT Video Transcoding Server is now shipping and provides an ultra-cost-efficient solution for high-volume interactive streaming applications, services, and platforms. Powered by ten ...

Telestream’s Vantage Transcode HE Server accelerates transcoding and packaging for multiscreen delivery, including OTT, web, mobile, and IPTV. The server uses Telestream’s new LightSpeed technology ...