It’s been 3-plus years since the MPEG codec explosion that brought us VVC, LCEVC, and EVC. Rather than breathlessly trumpet every single-digit quality improvement or design win, I’ll quickly get you ...

Microsoft's new Media Player for Windows 11 is drawing criticism now that tests have found it to use far more memory than the ...

LDAC is considered a gold standard for wireless audio quality, but there's another newer codec to pay attention to for other ...

ORLANDO, Fla.—“All I need is a QuickTime file.” How many times have you heard this from a client? Unfortunately, that’s not enough information. Here are the reasons why. Digital files consist of ...

A typical Linux system is largely comprised of unrestricted, open-source software. But some of the most popular software around is either closed-source or open-source, but restricted by patents.

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 ...

Have you ever overheard someone casually talking about their preferred audio codecs, or perhaps questioning the value of one model of wireless earbuds versus another because of the audio codecs they ...

Radio World spoke to a sampling of technical leaders from around the world to find out what features they seek when choosing a codec, ways they implement the technology to improve broadcast quality, ...

In the Playback folder, you will get a setting called Prevent Codec Download. Double-click on it and select the Enabled option. Click the OK button to save the change. After that, Windows Media Player ...

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 ...

Smartphone manufacturers all but took away our beloved phones with headphone jacks. Now we’re left buying admittedly great wireless earbuds hand over fist. But listening to music is no longer a ...

Being able to wirelessly connect headphones and speakers to your phone or computer is a magic many of us take for granted. It wasn't that long ago that the idea seemed impossibly futuristic. These ...