There’s a lot of interest in ultra-high definition (UHD) video, and the two codecs that drive it, HEVC and VP9. Over the past few months, a new UHD codec called Daala has also come to the fore. I ...

On October 17, I moderated an event entitled the Battle of the Codecs: AV1 vs VVC, presented by Bitmovin as an adjunct to the Demuxed conference in San Francisco. I learned a lot about how many ...

BOSTON, January 27, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Access Advance LLC today announced that the Licensors of HEVC Advance have approved an extension of the deadline for new Licensees to secure current royalty ...

Open-source video broadcasting, recording and streaming tool OBS Studio 29.1 has been released for Windows, macOS and Linux. The chief highlight is added support to allow users to livestream on ...

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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 ...

Netflix released new details of its own streaming tests recently -- including a huge effort to determine whether x265 (HEVC), VP9, or x264 should be used for future projects. Share on Facebook (opens ...

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