Clarifying HEVC licensing fees, royalties, and why vendors kill HEVC support

In addition to the financial burdens of HEVC licensing, the risk of lawsuits from patent holders can deter companies from ...
GIGAZINE

When comparing and evaluating the 4K era video codecs 'HEVC', 'AV1' and 'VVC', which codec is most promising for the future?

What are “HEVC”, “AV1”, and “VVC”? The most mainstream video codec was MPEG-LA 's H.264/AVC (Advanced Video Coding). You can find out how AVC compresses movies by reading the following article. How ...
Streaming Media Magazine

Commentary: The Streaming Industry Gangs up on HEVC with the Alliance for Open Media

Yesterday a new consortium called the Alliance for Open Media announced that it's working on creating a new royalty-free codec for internet-delivered video. Here are some thoughts on the ...
TV Technology

Royalty-Free AV1 Codec Turned Loose

NEW YORK--With giants such as Netflix, Amazon, Facebook, Google and Microsoft in its corner, the Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) has released the 1.0 version of AV1, a next-gen, royalty-free codec ...
AOL

How to add support for HEIC and HEVC files on Windows 11

If you plan to view pictures and videos from your mobile device on Windows 11, you will probably need to install the HEIF codecs. The High-Efficiency Image File Format (HEIF) is a container for images ...
GIGAZINE

Why is the royalty-free video compression codec 'AV1,' which has improved compression efficiency, not so popular?

' AV1 ' is a video compression codec promoted by major tech companies such as Netflix, YouTube, and Google. It is expected to be about 30% more efficient than conventional HEVC (H.265) and VP9, and ...
CNET

VLC steps into next-gen video wars with VP9, HEVC support

With VLC 2.1.1, VideoLAN continues to sidestep the software patent licensing minefield of video compression. Meanwhile, open-source allies put muscle behind the new Daala codec. Stephen Shankland ...