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 ...

Want to know how to play a weird video file on your Mac? Don’t worry – there’s probably a simple solution. There are dozens of video file formats, with more being added all the time, and it’s ...

Video compression is the critical enabler of all video streaming, and today we’re at a codec crossroads unlike any that we’ve experienced. Though H.264 remains firmly entrenched as the go-to codec for ...

It's widely understood that file-based operations inherently are more efficient. A closer look at the typical workflow, however, reveals that while file-based processing, storage and movement of media ...

Streaming platforms and video services have long relied on open-source codecs like x264, x265, SVT-AV1, libaom, and libvp9, all readily available in FFmpeg. For many users, these codecs offer ...

Beyond WMV, there are a variety of open-source codecs that you may need at some point. While for many you can install the individual codec when needed, I've found the easiest way to ensure you can ...

So there's a bunch of old VHS tapes I would like to capture while I still have the ability to actually play them. I have a USB video capture box http://blitzcast.com ...

CODEC is one of those newly invented words that's only been in the dictionary for a few years, yet what it represents may be one of the most important pieces of ...

Protocom has chosen to hard-wire the video and ADPCM (adaptive-differential pulse-code-modulation) audio-encoding capabilities of its $19 (100,000) GoldenReel PR828 device, along with the incremental ...