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| Initial release | 2004; 20 years ago (2004) |
|---|---|
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | Video codec |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | www |
Blackbird (formerly "Firebird") is a proprietary video codec developed by Forbidden Technologies and used by their flagship product, Forscene.
Blackbird is designed for both editing and video streaming over variable speed internet connections. Blackbird can provide consistent picture quality on slow connections by varying the frame rate through the use of tokens. The tokens represent each source image which are scaled versions of each source image.
History
Stephen Streater is the principle progenitor of the Blackbird video codec, which was released in 2004.
On 22 January 2017, Forbidden technologies released the Blackbird 9 codec.
See also
References
- Frost, Tim. "Live sport: the tech driving innovation". IBC.org. International Broadcasting Convention. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- Streater, Stephen. "Compressor". Google. Google Patents. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- Streater, Stephen. "Method for enabling efficient navigation of video". Google. Google Patents. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- Sanders-Hewett, Rebecca (23 January 2017). "Next generation of Blackbird video codec". Financial Times. Redleaf Communications. Retrieved 20 December 2017.