AV1 compression technology from companies like Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Netflix is here. And it's blowing up the video industry's patent rules, too. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to ...

The social network takes its first steps to send video using a new technology that can cut your data use, improve quality, and deliver videos faster. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 ...

' AV1 ' is a video compression codec promoted by major tech companies such as Netflix, YouTube, and Google. It is expected to be about 30% more efficient than conventional HEVC (H.265) and VP9, and ...

We've mentioned the AV1 codec a couple of times already. AV1 is a royalty-free codec and offers improved compression compared to vp9 or hevc, the video bandwidth reduction can run upwards to 30 ...

The recently released AV1 video codec works better than expected, according to Facebook engineers, after putting the new technology through a benchmark test that tried to mimic Facebook's real-life ...

Video compression plays a pivotal role in modern media streaming, influencing everything from the quality of the content we enjoy, to the efficiency of data transmission. One of the latest ...