Google has acquired Green Parrot Pictures, an Irish video technology company spun out of Trinity College Dublin by Prof Anil Kokaram.
A blog post on the website of Google’s YouTube division last night confirmed the purchase.
YouTube said it would use Green Parrot’s technology to improve the quality of video uploaded by users of the video site.
“Their technology helps make videos look better while at the same time using less bandwidth and improving playback speed,” said Jeremy Doig, director of video technology with Google.
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Google did not disclose any terms of the acquisition.
