From now on, any video you upload to YouTube will be transcoded into Google’s WebM codec, joining the “videos that make up 99% of views on the site or nearly 30% of all videos.” Google explains it to ...

One of the biggest video sites on the Net will use Google's next-generation video compression technology after it's fully defined on June 17. Stephen Shankland Former Principal Writer Stephen ...

Last month, Google revealed that it was planning to finish defining its VP9 video codec on June 17 (today), after which it will start using the next-generation compression technology in Chrome and on ...

YouTube will be on hand during next week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to showcase 4K video streaming. But instead of using the traditional H.265 video codec to get the job done, the Google ...

The advent of high-resolution video has pushed H.264 to its limits, and AV1 offers notable improvements specifically designed ...

You have to hand it to Google. It has made using YouTube on both ends an almost magical and painless experience. A YouTuber uploads a single video with nary a care in the world and everyone on the ...

H.264 is the closest we have to a universal codec, which is why it was surprising that in Bitmovin's "Video Developer Report 2021," H.264 usage actually dropped from 92% in 2020 to 83% in 2021 among ...

AV1 is an open, industry-backed codec that will allow for more efficient and better quality video streaming. YouTube is beginning to test AV1 through an initial beta with Chrome 70 and Firefox Nightly ...

It’s been 3-plus years since the MPEG codec explosion that brought us VVC, LCEVC, and EVC. Rather than breathlessly trumpet every single-digit quality improvement or design win, I’ll quickly get you ...