Everyone’s favorite video streaming app, Netflix, is soon to get a lot better. Not only will it look much better, it will also use less data. It has done this by re-encoding its entire library to compress files in a more intelligent way.
One of the ways it has done this is by looking at what device you are watching Netflix from, combined with your connection speed, and determines the best possible stream to send you.
Before, if you used a slow connection, Netflix would simply send you a low-res video feed. However, now it will send you a higher quality feed with a lower bitrate. This results in a higher resolution looking image, but maintains a lower file size.
To see this, the first image is a 1080p cropped image of Netflix’s BoJack Horseman, and the second image is of the new lower bitrate version. The new version looks much crisper than before, and got rid of any extra artifacts.
For cartoons, this means they will always look better, but for faster moving media, it will still show you lower resolution video to maintain a higher bitrate needed for the fast-movement. However, this will vary depending on the video you are watching. Shows like Orange is the New Black will be shown at a higher resolution and lower bitrate, however, no significant quality improvement will be seen. This will still result in the same high quality image, but save bandwidth due to the lower bitrate.
Netflix says the new encoding can save up to 20% less bandwidth than currently. This is pretty huge considering Netflix uses some of the most data out of any app or service. I’m definitely excited to see better looking images and save data, what about you?
Source: Netflix
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