The AOMedia Video Codec 1.0 (AV1) specification has been finalised and published. After nearly three years of work on this royalty free codec things should start to look up for 4K UHD and higher ...

H.264. HEVC. VP9. If these terms mean nothing to you, you’re not alone. Each is a kind of video codec. Though they’re responsible for every second of video we watch online or on a Blu-ray, most people ...

Welcome to your codec update for 2023. I’m here to help you decide whether it’s time to go all in on AV1, VVC, LCEVC, or EVC or whether it’s better to stick with H.264, VP9, and HEVC. As an overview, ...

Video compression plays a pivotal role in modern media streaming, influencing everything from the quality of the content we enjoy, to the efficiency of data transmission. One of the latest ...

Stefan Lederer, CEO and co-founder of Bitmovin, explains how 2023 has seen a move towards making viewers feel as close to the action as possible. In 2023, the streaming and video industry demonstrated ...

I think people mostly stopped caring after the DivX ;-) 3.11 codec back in 2000, I don't think there's been a huge popular demand for better compression since. Anything since that has mainly been ...

AV1 is a video codec that’s gaining traction among online streaming services because it’s free of royalties and delivers good video quality without needing a lot of bandwidth. However, many devices ...

Next-gen phones powered by the Snapdragon 888 won't benefit from AV1's data savings or better video resolution. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital ...

Microsoft has announced that graphics processor partners Intel, AMD and Nvidia are bringing hardware-accelerated AV1/AVIF video compression to new Windows 10 systems this fall. Unfortunately, these ...

Apple's got one idea for next-gen photo technology, but a rival approach based on the new AV1 video compression tech could go a step further. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cloudinary, the media experience platform for many of the world’s top brands, today announced its partnership with Visionular, the next generation video encoding ...