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Recently, our CEO Chris Allen sat down with Jeffrey Davis on Radio Entrepreneurs where he discussed the roots of Red5 Pro, the future of live-streaming, and how he is handing out crayons to technical nerds. You can watch a video preview down below or follow this link for the full interview.

How low can you go? Not low enough. At least with HLS that is. The engineers over at Periscope have described their process for getting HLS latency down from 10 seconds to between 2-5 seconds using a technique they call Low-Latency HLS (LHLS). Two seconds? I mean that’s kinda low. Sort of like your friend… Continue reading Why Periscope’s “Low-Latency” HLS Is Still Too High

It may sound obvious, but live video should be live or at least nearly instantaneous. However, that’s not always the case, especially if you are not using Red5 Pro. For many applications, the delay (latency) between the broadcaster sending out content and the subscriber receiving that content can make for a negative user-experience. The following… Continue reading Top Ten Applications for Low-Latency Live-Streaming

Introducing Red5 Pro Version 3.5.0! This update introduces huge improvements in our autoscaled solution for WebRTC. We now support secure proxied Websocket calls through the Stream Manager so that you only need to install an SSL cert in one place. This simplifies large scale deployments significantly given WebRTC’s complex security requirements. On the iOS and… Continue reading Red5 Pro Release – Secure Proxied Websocket Calls

Adobe just announced that they are slating the Flash player for a 2020 execution. This official confirmation of an unofficial consensus firmly hammers the last nail in the coffin of the Flash era of video streaming. Hate it or love it, no one can deny its impact on the Web today. At one point, it… Continue reading Flash: Rest in Peace

In the beginning, there was a mighty king who forged an empire of unimaginable splendor and wealth. The name of this all powerful king? He was known as … YouTube. In the year 2012 AD, YouTube set out on a journey to blaze a righteous path to live-streaming prosperity. Eventually, he would team up with… Continue reading The History of Web Video King YouTube and the Usurpers

WebRTC is enjoying an ever-expanding influence over the tech market in general and live-streaming specifically. From increased security to plug-in free communication, we’ve covered the many benefits of WebRTC. However, not all platforms support it. As a server-side media processor, Red5 Pro can effectively handle streams from different sources and networks so that video and audio… Continue reading WebRTC Failover: What Is It and How Does It Work?

Mobile phone use is fairly widespread. While that statement contends for the understatement of the year, it remains a prominent driver of economic growth. As we have mentioned before, smartphone usage accounts for an average of 70% of total online use in many countries. So it is without question that there is a very large… Continue reading Native vs. Web Apps

The Fourth of July is more than just a day in which Americans will launch 200 million pounds of fireworks and eat 150 million hot dogs, it’s a day where we celebrate the values that established our country. Among the founding principles, one primary theme ties them all together: freedom. As a Boston-based company, we… Continue reading Red5 Pro – Let Freedom Stream

Last week we announced the production of a new series of video tutorials designed to guide you through various features of Red5 Pro. As such, we have just released a new iOS video; Getting Started with iOS. It covers the implementation of our streaming-iOS example. Please take a look and let us know what you… Continue reading iOS Video Tutorial