Issues pop up outta nowhere. They try to corner you. They try to kill your streaming workflow.

Size. In tech, we deal with it daily. We’re growing our profits. The meeting’s going longer than expected. The client wants a short turnaround. Video streaming devs can relate. In particular, the size of language codes has been flummoxing some of you recently.

We live in an extraordinary age. Even our grandparents are on TikTok! Social media platforms make it all so easy.

Where I come from, we have a phrase that I didn’t think was odd or absolutely horrific until I began writing this blog. “There are many ways to skin a cat.” I don’t know how many weird individuals are out there thinking of the various ways they could peel their pet . . .

“We are aligned.” So many people, so many things in this world need to align with others for them to work well. These things include audio tracks. With your video tracks.

What’s that sound? Have you just started streaming that highly anticipated live sports match for the big streaming service you work for?

This month’s question, which we’ve been getting a lot, is: How do I run a containerized setup of your software on my new Apple Silicon-based Mac?

Channel zapping, sub-second, glass to glass, parity. What are we talking about?

The average person now has access to more streamable material than they could wish to watch in a lifetime. This means viewer capriciousness is increasing alongside their expectations on quality of experience.