{{Short description|American multimedia technology company}} {{Infobox company | name = bitmovin | type = Private | logo = Bitmovin logo 2016.svg | foundation = {{start date and age|2013}} | founder = {{unbulleted list|Christopher Mueller|Christian Timmerer|Stefan Lederer}} | location = San Francisco, CA, United States | area_served = Europe, North America, Asia, South America | industry = Streaming media | homepage = [https://bitmovin.com/ bitmovin.com] }}
'''Bitmovin''' is a multimedia technology company which provides services that transcode digital video and audio to streaming formats using cloud computing, and streaming media players. Founded in 2013, the Austrian company contributes to MPEG-DASH, an open standard that allows streaming video to be played in HTML video and Flash Video web players.
== History == Bitmovin was founded in 2013 after research and standardization in the area of MPEG-DASH at the University of Klagenfurt.<ref>{{cite web |title=ITEC – Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP |url=https://www-itec.aau.at/dash/ |work=aau.at}}</ref> In 2014 the company secured an investment round with the venture capital fond Speedinvest and Constantia Industries.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}} In 2014, the company was part of the top 100 companies in online media.<ref>{{cite web |author=Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen |title=The List of the 100 Companies that Matter Most in Online Video in 2014 - Streaming Media Magazine |url=https://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/Editorial/Featured-Articles/The-List-of-the-100-Companies-that-Matter-Most-in-Online-Video-in-2014-99684.aspx |work=Streaming Media Magazine|date=6 October 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Youth Time magazine - 7 Most Innovative Startups in Austria |url=http://www.youth-time.eu/articles/best-austrian-startups |work=youth-time.eu |access-date=2015-05-03 |archive-date=2015-05-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505055442/http://www.youth-time.eu/articles/best-austrian-startups |url-status=dead }}</ref> Bitmovin is the author of the MPEG-DASH reference software libdash<ref>{{cite web |title=Software |url=http://dashif.org/software/ |work=dashif.org |access-date=2015-05-03 |archive-date=2015-05-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150503165454/http://dashif.org/software/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Christian Timmerer |title=MPEG-DASH Reference Software and Conformance |url=http://de.slideshare.net/christian.timmerer/mpegdash-reference-software-and-conformance |work=slideshare.net|date=8 April 2014 }}</ref> and contributes to the standardization at MPEG,{{citation needed|date=December 2016}} DASH-IF,<ref>{{cite web |title=Members |url=https://dashif.org/members/ |work=dashif.org}}</ref> IETF,{{citation needed|date=December 2016}} etc.
In 2015, Bitmovin participated in the YCombinator program.<ref>{{cite web |title=Y Combinator-backed bitcodin turns your films into netflix-quality video |url=https://venturebeat.com/2015/08/06/y-combinator-backed-bitcodin-turns-your-films-into-netflix-quality-video/ |work=venturebeat.com|date=6 August 2015 }}</ref>
== Products == The company provides the cloud-based transcoding service bitcodin,<ref>{{cite web |title=bitcodin – cloud based transcoding and streaming |url=http://www.bitcodin.com |work=bitcodin.com}}</ref> which increases the efficiency of transcoding by using Cloud computing,<ref>{{cite web |title=Bitmovin unveils "world's fastest" cloud transcoding service |url=http://www.tvbeurope.com/bitmovin-unveils-worlds-fastest-cloud-transcoding-service/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505003710/http://www.tvbeurope.com/bitmovin-unveils-worlds-fastest-cloud-transcoding-service/ |archive-date=2015-05-05 |access-date=2015-05-03 |work=TVBEurope}}</ref> and also enables transcoding of ultra-high definition video.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}}
The company also created the HTML media and Flash-based web player bitdash<ref>{{cite web |title=bitdash MPEG-DASH HTML5 Player |url=http://www.dash-player.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160710145025/http://www.dash-player.com/ |archive-date=2016-07-10 |access-date=2015-05-03 |work=dash-player.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Bitmovin Intros Website for Bitdash MPEG-DASH Video Players |url=https://www.streamingmediaglobal.com/Articles/News/Featured-News/Bitmovin-Intros-Website-for-Bitdash-MPEG-DASH-Video-Players-100035.aspx |work=Streaming Media Europe Magazine|date=20 October 2014 }}</ref> which can be used in Web Browsers on desktop computers and smartphones. This player supports the streaming and playback of MPEG-DASH or Apple's HTTP Live Streaming, using either the Media Source Extensions or Flash, depending on the platform.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}} DRM is enabled through the usage of the Encrypted Media Extensions as well as Flash.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}} It is compatible to tools such as x264 or MP4Box.<ref>{{cite web |title=How Bitmovin leverage MP4Box to package their contents for their bitdash player |url=http://www.gpac-licensing.com/2014/11/03/bitmovin-leverage-mp4box-package-contents-bitdash-player/ |work=GPAC Licensing|date=3 November 2014 }}</ref>
==Usage== * Live or on-demand transcoding of video or audio streaming to HLS, progressive and DASH * Web-based players for streaming for HLS, progressive and DASH content in HTML video or Flash Video * Streaming of DRM protected content in HTML video
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