You don’t notice good video compression—until it’s not there. For years, people have streamed high-resolution video without thinking about the tech behind it. But when companies clash over which ...

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, ...

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Microsoft’s modern Media Player for Windows 11 has received an Insider Preview update, but tests suggest it still uses more ...

With VLC 2.1.1, VideoLAN continues to sidestep the software patent licensing minefield of video compression. Meanwhile, open-source allies put muscle behind the new Daala codec. Stephen Shankland ...

In the ever-evolving world of technology and video capture and formats, new standards often appear to enhance our digital lives. A good example of this is the high-performance file formats and codecs ...

“For VVC to capture market share among cellular device manufacturers, VVC’s royalty rates will have to be very attractive compared to the rates for AVC and AV1.” The Versatile Video Coding standard ...

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OK, I'll say it. As far as I know, this is the first time any study has compared the quality and performance of codecs representing Essential Video Coding (EVC), Versatile Video Coding (VVC), and Low ...

Microsoft has today announced the release of DirectX 12 H264 and HEVC video encoding which is now included as part of the Windows 11 operating system and can also be found in the DirectX 12 Agility ...

Codec licensing company Access Advance has introduced a new Video Distribution Patent (VDP) Pool covering internet streaming. The VDP includes the HEVC, AV1, VVC and VP9 codecs. The company already ...