As much as we love debating the pros and cons of new codecs like AV1, VVC, and LCEVC, independent premium-content publishers have largely ignored them. Take Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) founding ...

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, ...

There is a new encoding format from the creators of H.264, H.265, and MP3 that aims to cut the size of 4K and 8K video in half. Dubbed H.266 VCC (Versatile Video Coding), and created by Fraunhofer in ...

Valve is rolling out a new update for the Steam Link app that brings multiple new enhancements for Android TV. If you enjoy streaming games from your home computer onto your Android TV using the Steam ...

In a nutshell: The Alliance for Open Media will launch a new brand to promote a royalty-free audio-video experience on consumer hardware, something Google has already achieved with the recently ...

A new tech blog from Netflix highlights the importance of the AV1 open video codec, which now powers about 30% of the platform’s streaming and discusses a variety of opportunities to expand its ...