Jens Schneider & Max Bläser

Senior Video Coding Research and Development Engineers

Max focuses on applying machine learning algorithms to encoders and video applications. He previously worked for Germany’s largest private streaming and broadcast company where he co-developed large-scale transcoding systems for VOD streaming. He received the Dipl.-Ing. in electrical and communications engineering and Dr.-Ing. degrees from RWTH Aachen University. During his doctoral studies at the Institut für Nachrichtentechnik (IENT), Max performed research in the area of video coding and actively contributed to the standardization of Versatile Video Coding (VVC).

Jens received his Dr.-Ing. degree in communications engineering from RWTH Aachen University in 2021. His research focused on the link between machine learning and low-level coding tools in combination with higher level video coding concepts such as dynamic resolution coding. Jens joined MainConcept after working as a Software Engineer in the cloud native landscape. In his role at MainConcept, he is currently working on machine learning-based encoder optimizations and cloud native simulation setups.

Blog Post by Jens Schneider & Max Bläser

Jens Schneider & Max BläserNov 20, 202413 min read

Tuning a Kubernetes cluster for running video encoders

Optimizing a Kubernetes cluster for running video encoders—or other long-running, ...

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Jens Schneider & Max BläserOct 10, 202410 min read

Streamlining Encoder evaluation using Dask & Python with MainConcept Codecs

Dask offers great capabilities to run parallelized encodings on any kind of compute ...

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Jens Schneider & Max Bläser

Blog Post by Jens Schneider & Max Bläser

Tuning a Kubernetes cluster for running video encoders

Streamlining Encoder evaluation using Dask & Python with MainConcept Codecs