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 ...

The Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia), which aims to develop free and open codecs, has released a draft specification for the next-generation video compression standard, ' AV2 '. Prior to the release, ...

After a very long wait, VideoLAN finally releases a major upgrade to the popular media player VLC, its 2.0 version. Dubbed as VLC 2.0 Twoflower, the upgrade features more supported video formats, ...