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Covers:  Encoding, video quality metrics, codecs, FFmpeg, Adobe Creative Suite
Video producer, consultant and author of Producing Streaming Video for Multiple Screen Delivery.

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Ozer is a leading expert on H.264, H.265, and VP9 encoding for live and on-demand production. In his consulting practice, Ozer helps streaming publishers produce highly optimized and deliverable streams and choose encoders, transcoders, and workflows that optimize cost, efficiency, and flexibility.

Ozer is a contributing editor to Streaming Media Magazine, where he reviews codecs, on-premise and cloud encoders, and ancillary tools like QoE and QoS monitoring services. Skilled in video producti…

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Independent Report Compares Codec Royalty Costs Across Two Major Licensing Pools

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By Jan Ozer Verified
| Streaming Media Verified
Streaming services evaluating codec licensing face a difficult question: how do the royalty costs of Access Advance Video Distribution Patent Pool and the Avanci Video program actually compare? A new report from Streaming Learning Center's Jan Ozer answers that question with hard numbers.
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H.264 Streaming Fees: What Changed, Who's Affected, and What It Means

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By Jan Ozer Verified
| Streaming Media Verified
H.264 (AVC) streaming royalties have been a solved problem for a long time. In August 2010, MPEG LA, the predecessor organization to the Via Licensing Alliance (Via), announced that internet video delivered free to end users would carry no royalties for the life of the license, a move widely read as a response to Google's open-sourcing of VP8.
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Avanci Video Signs First Licensee and Publishes Rates

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By Jan Ozer Verified
| Streaming Media Verified
On February 5, the Avanci Video platform announced that it has signed its first licensee and published its royalty rates. The licensing platform, which launched in October 2023 with 25 patent holders, now includes over 40 licensors covering five video technology standards: AV1, H.265 (HEVC), H.266 (VVC), MPEG-DASH, and VP9. The licensee is anonymous, though Avanci describes it as a global streaming platform with tens of millions of users operating in the US, Europe, and Asia.
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