You are correct that video and audio codecs are implemented in both hardware and software. As with other forms of technology, understanding the differences can improve your ability to select the form ...

TiVo has slowly been expanding the scope of its service to include the commonly available content the Internet has to offer. Last week, the company finally announced support for YouTube content, and ...

One of the biggest video sites on the Net will use Google's next-generation video compression technology after it's fully defined on June 17. Stephen Shankland Former Principal Writer Stephen ...

Linux is famous for its open-source nature, but sometimes you just need to use proprietary drivers or codecs. Here's how to do so on many of the top Linux distros. A typical Linux system is largely ...

Intel has agreed to purchase roughly 190 patents, 170 patent applications and next generation video codec software from RealNetworks for $120 million. The buy isn't expected to have any material ...

A free Radio World ebook explores “Trends in Codecs 2024.” Hartmut Foerster is audio codec specialist and product manager for WorldCast Systems. He has 25 years of experience in this area, from the ...

Today ARC will announce a family of silicon intellectual property (IP) cores—the VRaptor family–for implementing multi-standard video CoDecs. Given that ARC is primarily a RISC processor IP vendor, ...