Have you ever overheard someone casually talking about their preferred audio codecs, or perhaps questioning the value of one model of wireless earbuds versus another because of the audio codecs they ...

We demystify the most common Bluetooth codecs and explain why they matter for audio quality. I've been a contributing editor for PCMag since 2011. Before that, I was PCMag's lead audio analyst from ...

With the rise in popularity of wireless headphones and earbuds, a lot of technical terms have come along with them. From wireless charging to Bluetooth multipoint, wear sensors, ANC and transparency, ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. You all know what codecs are, right? Chunks of software that encode digital data for transmission ...

Radio World: What would you say is the most interesting recent trend in codecs? Tom Hartnett: By far, the inclusion of WebRTC clients in computer browsers. Essentially, every internet browser, desktop ...

ORLANDO, Fla.—“All I need is a QuickTime file.” How many times have you heard this from a client? Unfortunately, that’s not enough information. Here are the reasons why. Digital files consist of ...

The Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) recently announced a new video codec designed to succeed AOMedia Video 1 (AV1). The AV2 codec is expected to launch ...

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I'm having an issue where I can't figure out what codec the 360 supports. I have converted a few of my DVDS (using AnyDVD and Handbrake) using both xvid and h.264 (avi container) with a bitrate of ...

I need a way to distrubute a product demo that can be played on Windows machines by restricted users under 2000 or XP. They're probably have WMP6 and associated codecs.<BR><BR>This is harder then it ...