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 ...

As video has taken center stage on Facebook in recent years with the proliferation of Reels and Stories, AV1 deployment has become increasingly central to Meta's video strategy, reports Meta technical ...

Netflix is one of the most popular video streaming platforms in the world and has tens of thousands of subscribers globally. The streaming giant has announced that it will soon allow subscribers to ...

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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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...