ylai to GamingEnglish · 11 months agoTwitch "isn't profitable" admits CEO, in wake of recent layoffswww.eurogamer.netexternal-linkmessage-square72fedilinkarrow-up1228arrow-down15cross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1223arrow-down1external-linkTwitch "isn't profitable" admits CEO, in wake of recent layoffswww.eurogamer.netylai to GamingEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square72fedilinkcross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.works
minus-squarekingthrillgorelinkfedilinkarrow-up25·edit-211 months agoVideo encoding is an expensive operation and probably the second largest cost next to wages. And apparently they aren’t even on an AWS SLA. AN AMAZON SUBSIDIARY NOT ON AN SLA Are they really a revenue sink to cover up taxable income?
minus-squareBradleyUffner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-211 months agoShouldn’t the encoding happen locally, on the user’s computer, before it’s even sent to Twitch?
minus-squareFushuan [he/him]@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 months agoThe user doesn’t send several different resolutions of video, the streamer just sends the source, and once thay have enough viewers, twitch reduces the resolution on their side so the viewer can choose either quality.
Video encoding is an expensive operation and probably the second largest cost next to wages. And apparently they aren’t even on an AWS SLA.
AN AMAZON SUBSIDIARY NOT ON AN SLA
Are they really a revenue sink to cover up taxable income?
Shouldn’t the encoding happen locally, on the user’s computer, before it’s even sent to Twitch?
The user doesn’t send several different resolutions of video, the streamer just sends the source, and once thay have enough viewers, twitch reduces the resolution on their side so the viewer can choose either quality.