February 7, 2013-- ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG11 MPEG is proud to announce the completion of the new High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) standard which has been promoted to Final Draft International Standard ...

Stations wanting to convert to ATSC 3.0 have had trouble finding an ATSC 1.0 home for their high-definition (HD) and standard-definition (SD) streams. Using MPEG-4 (AVC) for ATSC 1.0 has been tried ...

As broadcasters look to the future, many are concerned about the development of even newer compression schemes. While new compression technologies may offer additional benefits, there is the trade-off ...

Editors' Note: This article has been updated since its original posting. Seven years ago, when I was still a clueless kid, I played my first video clip on the Internet using a 56k connection. It was ...

If you view video on your computer or listen to music you downloaded from the Internet, you probably use MPEG technology. In contrast to data files, audio and video files tend to be very large and ...

When putting together your audio or home theater setup — or eyeing upgrades for your current system — it’s always good to be on the lookout for new and cool technologies that can enhance your music, ...

Last month, Google unleashed a firestorm of controversy by announcing it was dropping support for “patent encumbered” H.264 video in its Chrome Web browser and placing its bets on the VP8/WebM as a ...

A consortium of companies holding patents attached to the MPEG-4 multimedia standard released its license for the technology, raising hopes for widespread adoption. The license released Monday is ...

As virtual and augmented reality edge closer to mainstream adoption, the race is on to make immersive experiences truly lifelike – and not just visually, but sonically. Enter MPEG-I immersive audio, a ...

A THM file is a thumbnail that is generated by a digital camera such as a Canon. It is an image that is basically a JPEG with file information embedded inside of it. A THM file cannot be converted ...