When I first tested AV1 encoding back in August 2018 encoding times were glacial and seriously detracted from the potential usability of the codec. Table 1 from that story tells the tale. Unless ...

The AV1 video codec created by the Alliance for Open Media promises big gains in video quality for a given bitrate. The new codec also delivers an open, royalty-free standard that the consortium hopes ...

The world of video codecs can be a confusing one. Popular codecs including HEVC (H.265) and AVC (H.264) are widely supported, and will be familiar to streamers. But there's another codec that gaining ...

Google has received a lot of criticism for the Tensor lineup of systems-on-a-chip (SoC) that powers Pixel phones. The processors tend to either run super hot (like the Tensor G2) or offer meager ...

Bitmovin’s latest Video Developer Report reveals that while video developers are still predominantly using H.262/AVC and H.265/HEVC for both live and VoD encoding, AV1 remains the codec most are ...

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 ...

Originally created for ripping DVDs, HandBrake is the go-to tool for those who want to convert existing video footage into space-efficient formats for watching on iOS devices, with presets for ...

Back in February of 2020, Netflix began streaming AV1 feeds to the Android mobile app, which brings with it some notable benefits. Now Netflix says plans on extending AV1 streaming to include a bunch ...

Hardware and software support for the royalty-free AV1 video codec has been steadily building over the last couple years. Hardware-accelerated encoding and decoding is becoming standard in more GPUs, ...

I live a short drive away from Silicon Valley. You’d think my internet speeds would be phenomenal as a result. Alas, no. Those gigabit speeds promoted in numerous AT&T, Comcast, and Sonic ads? You ...

BEIJING, April 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- iQIYI Inc. (NASDAQ: IQ) ("iQIYI" or 'the "Company"), an innovative market-leading online entertainment service in China, has recently launched support for the ...