Users of DaVinci Resolve (DR for short) have been asking for more output codecs and more control over the existing ones for years. While Blackmagic has added quite a few over time, you still don’t get ...

MeGUI is a modular video encoding workspace designed to process complex digital media files and automate detailed post-production workflows. Technical users and digital archiving specialists rely on ...

The open-source multimedia world cleared a legal hurdle three decades in the making today: the final patent covering MPEG-4 Part 2 Visual — the codec behind DivX and Xvid — expired on July 19, 2026, ...

When it comes to listening to music over Bluetooth, there are only really two camps: those who plug in, play, and think everything sounds great out of the box, and those who are compelled to ensure ...

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Abstract: This paper presents a comparative evaluation of the V-Nova LCEVC SDK against several practical open-source video encoders, namely SVT-AV1, XEVE, VVenC, x265, and x264. We analyze the ...

As part of Radio World’s latest ebook about trends in codecs, we asked a sampling of industry engineers and users for their perspectives on the evolution of codec designs and applications, from remote ...

To give credit where it’s due, Redditor spotted the page and shared the link in AV1 subreddit. The document is titled “AV2 Bitstream and Decoding Process Specification,” dated January 5, 2026. It is ...

Boycott Heaven, The Format's first studio album in nearly 20 years, arrives today. For a while, the indie rock outfit's Sam Means and Nate Ruess thought they might be cursed as a band. "Anytime we get ...

Recap: Support for the AV1 codec has grown considerably since its launch in 2018. Large and small platforms quickly adopted the format to minimize bandwidth consumption while preserving image quality.

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 ...

In a nutshell: Streaming and other demanding video applications are growing rapidly, and existing codecs are struggling to keep pace. Fortunately, AOMedia has pledged to finalize a new generation of ...