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 February 22, 2024 (over 2 years ago)

Why we [still] price in minutes for video

By Steve Heffernan • 8 min read • Company • Pricing

Over 14 years ago we pioneered minutes-based pricing for video infrastructure. Here's why we've doubled down on it with Mux Video.

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Published on February 21, 2024 (over 2 years ago)

3D web development and beyond: a chat with Bruno Simon

By Dave and Staci • 24 min read • Customers

A chat with innovative developer Bruno Simon who shares insights into his journey as a pioneer in 3D web development.

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Published on February 2, 2024 (over 2 years ago)

Building Efficient Video Workflows: A Chat with Joel Hooks (egghead.io Founder)

By Dave Kiss • 14 min read • Customers

In this video, we chat with Joel Hooks, founder of egghead.io, about building efficient video workflows and working at an early-stage startup.

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Published on January 31, 2024 (over 2 years ago)

AI models on CPUs: accurate audio transcriptions without breaking the bank

By Colton Karoses • 7 min read • Engineering • AI

AI models like Whisper and OpenCLIP are making image tagging and speech-to-text transcription, two tasks that once required a team of PhDs, seem trivial — but, whew, are they expensive! …Or are they? ...

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Published on January 26, 2024 (over 2 years ago)

The next 6 months: what’s sparking joy in our roadmap

By Matthew McClure • 5 min read • Product

One of our founders quickly reflects on what he's excited about in Mux's ~6-month roadmap.

Published on January 24, 2024 (over 2 years ago)

How Spotify uses Mux to build the world’s most popular audio service and podcast platform

By Manifah Masood • 6 min read • Customers

Enabling them to resolve incidents faster and visualize the quality of users’ experiences with video, Mux Data is a vital part of Spotify's video podcast workflow.

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Published on January 18, 2024 (over 2 years ago)

Guau! Wauw! Vau! Wow! VOD auto-generated captions are now available in 22 languages!

By Phil Cluff • 3 min read • Product

21 new caption languages and an API to retroactively add captions — our GA announcement of VOD auto-generated, powered by OpenAI Whisper, is full of exciting ways to make content reach more audiences.