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Netflix Develops lower bitrates and higher quality

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Netflix published a blog post to say that it is to use its latest codec schemes including per-title encode optimisations and per-shot dynamic optimisation on its back catalogue to reduce the …

Tags:Codecs| Netflix| Streaming Video

Nvidia Research develops a neural network to replace traditional video compression

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Nvidia has develoed a new cloud-AI-based codec for video which is claimed to reduce bandwidth by 90% compared to H.264. (Hmmm, that’s what the article said, but an example shown dropped …

Tags:Big Data/AI| Codecs| Nvidia| VideoConferencing

Roku introduces a new Ultra player, a 2-in-1 ‘Streambar’ and a new OS with support for AirPlay 2

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Roku has added new products. The Roku Ultra adds Dolby Vision support, Atmos and Bluetooth. It supports the AV1 codec. It has a remote that supports voice and headphones and the …

Tags:Codecs| Dolby Vision| Roku| Streaming Dongles| Streaming Video

DVB considers future codec options

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The DVB (which coordinates the technical activities of broadcasters in Europe) has held a meeting to discuss the future of codecs. The codecs discussed were: AV1 (from the Alliance for Open …

Tags:Codecs| DVB| MPEG

Design and Build the Future of MPEG

by Leonardo Chiariglione

Established in 1988, the Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) has produced some 180 standards in the area of efficient distribution on broadcast, broadband, mobile and physica medial, and consumption of digital moving pictures and …

Tags:Codecs| MPEG| Standards

8K Association Webinars: What Didn’t Happen in Vegas Stays Outside Vegas…

by Pete Putman

I was really looking forward to this year’s NAB Show, specifically to see what was happening in the world of UHD acquisition, production, and distribution. Alas; COVID-19 brought everything to a screeching halt, and …

Tags:Codecs| Content Creation| Streaming Video| Super Hi-Vision (8K)

Confused about Video CODECs?

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Video compression has been an integral part of video since its inception before World War II. All consumer video and almost all professional video is compressed because the data files associated even with standard …

Tags:Codecs| HEVC (H.265)| MPEG4 (H.264 AVC)

Silicon IP Provider Allegro DVT Acquires Amphion Semiconductor to Create a New Leader in the Video Codec IP Space

by Artem Alekseenko

Allegro DVT, the leading provider of video codec compliance test suites and semiconductor video IPs, announced the acquisition of Amphion Semiconductor, the Belfast-based developer of video codec semiconductor IP solutions. The resulting company will …

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Games of Thrones: The Very Dark Night – What went wrong (and how can WE fix it)?

by Patrick Inhofer

Game of Thrones (GoT) Episode 803, “The Long Night”, recently took over social media – with fans complaining about the cinematography and color grading, delivering scenes so dark the images were nearly indecipherable. The …

How Game of Thrones Broke Streaming and Why We Need to Fix It

by Chris Chinnock

In case you have been under a rock lately, the most popular streaming TV show of all time, Game of Thrones, created a chorus of complaints about how dim “The Long Night” episode was. …

Tags:Codecs| Netflix| OTT Video| Streaming Video| Video Quality

CES 2019 Round Up

by Bob Raikes

My main purpose in visiting CES this year was to catch up with trends in monitors, panels and interfaces that were important to the clients for our DisplayCast Market Research product and we managed …

8K: Here We Go Again

by Chris Chinnock

Apologies for tooting my own horn a little, but I am taking on a new role as Executive Director of the newly-formed 8K Association – in addition to my normal activities of tech writing, …