The history of long distance communication through the use of electricity gets it start way back in 1729. That’s when Stephen Grey discovered that electricity could be sent long distance using insulated copper wires. But how did we get from zapping each other over a distance all the way to…

FFMPEG allows you to stream and live stream video, but sometimes what the output means can get confusing. If you’ve ever wondered what’s going on with the output to your terminal, today we’ll go through that information using the livestream.a.video demo. (The output from the demo applies to many kinds…

The Back to the Future franchise showcased many technologies we’re supposed to have right now, like a 2 and 1/2 inch dehydrated pizza that transforms into a complete 15 inch pizza. (Where is this wonderful technology? Maybe we don’t have it because it’s too easy to shoplift?) Aside from this…

Pass multiple files with a web application — Dropzone.js is an incredibly cool JavaScript library that lets you upload files immediately by dragging a file to a zone and dropping it. Then Dropzone does the rest, sending your file off to be saved wherever you specify. You can drop multiple files or a single file. Flask is a…

You don’t need to know much about the human eye to use video compression standards . However, if you want to understand why they are designed the way they are, or tune your compression, knowing a little bit about the human eye goes a long way. Here are 5 facts…

Video compression reduces the total number of bits you need to represent an image or video. Over the years people have come up with many different algorithms for compressing video. While video compression seems very modern, it has a long history that begins with analog video. In our review of…

Know the difference and when to use each of them — When it comes to Bottle, Flask, and Django, you’ll usually see only two of them described in an article at a time. However, these three tools help you accomplish similar tasks when it comes to developing web applications with Python. It seems only right to talk about the strengths and…

Open Broadcast Software (OBS) is an incredibly powerful tool for live streaming video with a bit of a learning curve up front. Once you’ve got your live streaming running, you may discover you want to optimize it. …

You’ve been inspired by your favorite live streamer, or maybe your boss asked you to create a live stream for work. If it’s your first time live streaming, it can be a little overwhelming to get started. But with api.video’s list of things to consider for your project, you will…