When it comes to very high-resolution video, researchers concluded that a new video compression technology is a big step up from today's prevailing H.264 standard. Stephen Shankland Former Principal ...

Videos consume a lot of storage due to high-resolution frames and audio data, especially in 4K or at high frame rates. Uncompressed videos can quickly fill up your phone’s storage, slow down ...

Google today announced it has enabled its VP9 video codec by default on the Chrome dev channel. The addition means users of the company’s browser can expect to see the next-generation compression ...

AV1 compression technology from companies like Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Netflix is here. And it's blowing up the video industry's patent rules, too. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to ...

To wrap up our recent series of articles on VESA video compression codecs, this month we will look at the use of video compression on digital display interfaces, using the DisplayPort 1.4 standard as ...

As much as Apple keeps hyping them up, those 4K 60fps videos will chew through your iPhone's storage space like you wouldn't believe. When you get to the point where you have to choose between keeping ...

Imagine this: you’ve just finished editing a stunning video—crisp visuals, perfect transitions, and a soundtrack that ties it all together. But when you try to share it, your email client refuses to ...

Anyone who was lucky enough to secure a Gmail invite back in early 2004 would have gasped in wonder at the storage on offer, a whole gigabyte! Nearly two decades later there’s more storage to be had ...

Sometimes you just need a solid software package to get the job done. Here’s a list of my favorite video tools that will help you do just that without emptying your wallet. Sometimes you just need a ...