Netflix released new details of its own streaming tests recently -- including a huge effort to determine whether x265 (HEVC), VP9, or x264 should be used for future projects. Share on Facebook (opens ...

The value proposition for VP9 is clear, as stated in Figure 1: “Adaptive HD streaming with 1/2 the data of H.264!” Half the data rate cuts your bandwidth and storage costs and allows you to reach more ...

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND—The ITU-T Video Coding Experts Group enjoys current market dominance with H.264, while Google has ubiquity of web reach with Android and Chrome and is offering up VP9 for free. In ...

I’ve got a bad case of TLDR-itis, as in “too long, don’t want to write-itis”. You may be feeling the same way from a reader's perspective. If so, this article is for you. Lots going on in the codec ...

I've been writing about Android since 2011, with a focus on device reviews, Samsung and Google Pixel hardware, and the latest happenings in the ecosystem. In my entire writing career, I've reviewed ...

Vidyo continues to advance the state of the art in video collaboration with today's release of a VP9 codec optimized for real-time video. Vidyo focused this ground-up VP9 implementation on optimizing ...

The VP9 codec from Google has been shown to be every bit an equal, or in some cases better than HEVC. But could rumblings over patents once again stall both it and its successor's progress? There are ...

It's official. As I reported last week, Microsoft is now supporting Google's open-source WebM/VP9 video in its Windows 10 Edge web-browser. This move is part of Microsoft, along with Google and ...