A media container is a “wrapper” that contains video, audio and data elements, and can function as a file entity or as an encapsulation method for a live stream. Because container formats are now ...

Media formats have come a long way since the early days of computing. Once upon a time, the very idea of even playing live audio was considered a lofty goal, with home computers instead making do with ...

Video compression is one of the most important aspects of video production, and it’s something that will only become more important in the future. With so many people now watching videos online, it’s ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Sorenson Media has announced Sorenson Squeeze 4-a new line of video compression applications for ...

Known as H.264, among other designations, the new format is turning heads over claims that it can deliver DVD-quality broadcasts over the Internet using considerably fewer network resources than ...

An international standards team is close to approving a new compression format for digital video, promising improvements as well as a few uncertainties for emerging multimedia technology. Known as ...

Last year, version 1.2 was published, extending the feature set to include the 4:2:0 and 4:2:2, YC b C r formats commonly seen in digital television, and the group continues to develop and extend ...

Ian Campbell is a reporter based in San Diego who writes features, interviews, guides and reviews for Pocket-lint. Before he spent his days covering great products for Pocket-lint readers, Ian was an ...

Today, we’re going to talk about lossless compression. So last episode we talked about some basic file formats, but what we didn’t talk about is compression. Often files are way too large to be easily ...

Google and On2 Technologies jointly announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Google will acquire On2, a developer of video compression technology. The acquisition ...