Engineering:Zencoder
Zencoder is a cloud-based, video encoding service launched in 2010. Zencoder offers video transcoding, ingest, and syndication via web service APIs.
It is backed by investors, including five of the top ten angel investors in the US according to Business Week.[1]
History
In 2008, Zen coder partnered with On2 Technologies to create Flix Cloud, an online video encoding service, [2] and was officially launched in April 2009. Google[3] acquired On2 in 2010, and Flix Cloud was shut down later that year. Zen coder launched as a new trans coding service in May 2010 after the company participated in the grand startup accelerator.
In 2011, Cloud Harmony bench marked the trans coding speeds of 4 cloud encoding platforms.[4] Zen coder provided the fastest average encoding speeds.
In July 2012, Zen coder was acquired by the Boston-based video company Bright cove.[5] Z encoder continues to function as an independent service.
Open Source Player
Zencoder is the creator of an open-source HTML5 video player, Video.js, built with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. Video.js plays video via native playback in all HTML5 browsers and devices, or through Adobe Flash when HTML5 playback is not available.
References
- ↑ Future of Technology 2010 - "Future of Technology 2010 - Businessweek". http://www.businessweek.com/interactive_reports/future_of_tech_2010.html.
- ↑ On2 Technologies and Zencoder Partner to Create On-Demand Video Encoding Service - https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=anGxmzyYqTKQ
- ↑ Google Closes On2 Technology Acquisition - http://investor.google.com/releases/2010/0219.html
- ↑ Encoding Performance: Comparing Zencoder, Encoding.com, Sorenson & Panda - http://blog.cloudharmony.com/2011/10/encoding-performance-comparing-zencoder.html
- ↑ Brightcove Acquires Zencoder - http://blog.zencoder.com/2012/07/26/brightcove-acquires-zencoder/
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