The Mux Blog
We're a team of engineers, marketers, designers, all passionate about video and the work we create together. Welcome to our blog about video.
Published on June 27, 2024 (over 2 years ago)
How Mux increased engineering velocity by 50%
Dive into how 6-week planning cycles helped Mux increase engineering velocity and quickly ship major product upgrades like 4K, AI-generated captions, and more.
Published on June 27, 2024 (over 2 years ago)
Being a provider in a pirate’s world, or: how to not get your service blocked by an entire country
From content creators to infrastructure providers, learn about the impact of piracy across the world of streaming video.
Published on June 27, 2024 (over 2 years ago)
AI-generated chapters for your videos with Mux Player
Chaptering your video just got easier. Learn how to use auto-generated captions and AI to add chapters to your videos in Mux Player.
Published on June 21, 2024 (over 2 years ago)
What is perceptual quality?
Learn about perceptual quality (PQ) in video and how metrics like PSNR, SSIM, and VMAF help you measure PQ.
Published on June 18, 2024 (over 2 years ago)
What is DRM?
Explore the basics of DRM (Digital Rights Management) and how it protects video content from piracy. Learn when to use DRM and the tradeoffs involved.
Published on June 14, 2024 (over 2 years ago)
Patience overflow: a debugging tale old as time
Read about how we found and fixed a tricky SRT live streaming bug and the lessons we (re)learned about handling timestamp edge cases.
Published on May 31, 2024 (over 2 years ago)
How to build video activity notifications in Next.js
This post explores how you can use Mux and Knock to build out scaleable, thoughtful, and battle-tested notifications for your video apps.
Published on May 21, 2024 (over 2 years ago)
How to build a media player with Tailwind CSS and Web Components
Tailwind CSS and Web Components are incredible tools for rapidly building in HTML. Let's see how, by building an audio player with Media Chrome.
Published on May 20, 2024 (over 2 years ago)
Native players for native apps: Mux Player for Android and iOS is GA
Mux Player for iOS and Android is now GA. Use native mobile players in your applications with ease.
Published on May 17, 2024 (over 2 years ago)
After the money’s gone, or, a deep dive into the total cost of ownership of video
Explore the total cost of building an in-house video solution and how using Mux can save you ~50%.