The next-generation High Efficiency Video codec (HEVC), H.265, has hit a major public milestone thanks to the work of the developer MultiCoreWare. MCW is launching a new commercial open-source venture ...

The Motion Pictures Expert Group (MPEG) has released a new draft which should see the release of a new video codec, H.265. The proposed High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) looks to save on space by up ...

The advent of high-resolution video has pushed H.264 to its limits, and AV1 offers notable improvements specifically designed ...

Altera Corporation announced that a new Avaya Scopia videoconferencing system takes advantage of Altera’s powerful H.265 video codec solution, which is capable of handling full duplex encoding and ...

The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has approved the H.265 video standard, a new technology expected to ease the bandwidth burden on global computer networks. The new High Efficiency ...

VP9 support is growing while H.265 support is sparse. Better bandwidth efficiency may be one reason why. Last week we did our Kranky Geek WebRTC Show, which was successful. Google, in its session had ...

TOKYO, Japan, October 29, 2013 — Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723) today announced the development of video codec intellectual property (IP) technology supporting the latest video encoding ...

While VP8, Google's initial attempt at a royalty-free video codec, failed to gain much traction, the search giant is now focusing its efforts on ultra-high-resolution 4K video with its new VP9 codec, ...

While Apple's new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus have drawn attention for their new form factors and flashy Retina HD displays, the handsets boast substantial under-the-hood advancements, including support for ...