Business Wire

Vanguard Video Introduces High-Quality Interlace Encoding in Its Newest HEVC Codec V.265 Version 2.5

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vanguard Video, a leading provider of video codec technology since 1995, released version 2.5 of their professional software codec, V.265. V.265 v2.5 implements ...
CNET

VLC steps into next-gen video wars with VP9, HEVC support

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 ...
Ars Technica

Microsoft, Google, Amazon, others, aim for royalty-free video codecs

Microsoft, Google, Mozilla, Cisco, Intel, Netflix, and Amazon today launched a new consortium, the Alliance for Open Media. The group plans to develop next-generation media formats—including audio and ...
9to5Mac

As high quality 4K video goes mainstream, Apple’s HEVC will help keep file sizes at bay

Upcoming support of the HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding ) codec in macOS High Sierra and iOS 11 will help to improve file efficiency of high quality video files. With an added emphasis on high ...