You see, different Bluetooth codecs have different bitrates and methods of compressing and processing data during wireless transmission, so if you want to play music over Bluetooth devices in the best ...

The growing demand for High Definition (HD) provides a more 'life-like' experience—on TVs, PCs, and telephones. HD voice promises rich collaboration applications, whether it's 1-to-1 phone calls or ...

In the world of video codecs, ProRes and H.264 are two names that often come up. Both are widely used in the industry, but they serve different purposes and offer different advantages. In this guide, ...

Maintaining a Windows-based PC has, in most respects, gotten easier over the years. OS 'hackability' (the bad kind) has dropped, and Windows Update has become a terrific tool for minimal-intervention ...

Welcome to your codec update for 2023. I’m here to help you decide whether it’s time to go all in on AV1, VVC, LCEVC, or EVC or whether it’s better to stick with H.264, VP9, and HEVC. As an overview, ...

It’s not that long ago that the video codec market was fairly simple with AVC (H.264) being in wide use, MPEG 2 still propping up SD broadcasting and a bubbling undercurrent of HEVC. For many today, ...

Every year the Moscow State University (MSU) Graphics and Media Lab releases multiple codec comparisons that are essential reading for any company that delivers streaming video to its viewers. This ...

I need to encode a VHS movie at 640x480 in real-time(30fps) via Virtual Dub on an Athlon 1.4Ghz. I would just use Divx but it can only encode at about 27fps on my system and the frame loss is ...

If you've ever gone down the rabbit hole of buying new wireless earbuds or comparing smartphones, you've likely stumbled across phrases like "supports LDAC," "features aptX Adaptive," or "compatible ...

Andrew Gladding is a radio broadcast engineer, interviewer, DJ and music producer. He is chief engineer for Salem Media in New York, which operates WMCA(AM) and WNYM(AM), as well as the chief of ...