Apple's T2 chip makes a giant difference in video encoding for most users Apple's T2 chip in the Mac mini, MacBook Pro, and iMac Pro can greatly speed video encoding, but by how much? Now that Apple has two machines with the same CPU, one with the T2, and one without, there's a good way to tell. Mike Wuerthele and Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 56
MPEG releases H.265 draft, promises twice the video quality by 2013 The Motion Pictures Expert Group has issued a new video standards draft that promises to deliver twice the video quality at the same size, or alternatively, identical video quality at half the data rate as today's MPEG-4 H.264 standard. Daniel Eran Dilger 13 years ago 91
Mozilla considers H.264 video support after Google's WebM fails to gain traction Mozilla's director of research Andreas Gal has proposed enabling mobile H.264 video decoding via hardware or the underlying operating system, signaling the end to the group's war on the Apple-led H.264 video codec. Daniel Eran Dilger 14 years ago 65
MPEG LA starts digging patent pool under Google's WebM Google's efforts to create a royalty-free video codec for the web are now being actively undermined by the MPEG Licensing Authority, which has announced plans to represent patent holders who claim infringement. Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 174
Microsoft announces H.264 support for Google's Chrome In an effort to resolve "uncertainty around video on the web" using HTML5, Microsoft has announced a new plugin for Google's Chrome browser that adds back support for H.264 video playback, blunting Google's attempt to gain traction for WebM. Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 73
Google reaffirms intent to derail HTML5 H.264 video with WebM browser plugins After igniting a hailstorm of controversy over its intent to drop HTML5's H.264 support from its Chrome browser, Google has reaffirmed its intent to push its own open WebM video codec via Flash-like plugins for Internet Explorer and Safari users. The reason: Google wants to ship free platforms without incurring external licensing fees. Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 481
Brightcove adds support HTTP Live Streaming for Apple iOS devices Internet video host Brightcove, among the first to begin supporting iPhone-compatible H.264 video and HTML5, is now moving to support Apple's open HTTP Live Streaming format as well, hammering another nail into the coffin of Adobe Flash and Microsoft's Silverlight. Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 20
Apple's iOS pushes Microsoft to dial down Silverlight for HTML5 While Apple's success with its mobile iOS platform is credited with invoking the proliferation of HTML5 video at the expense of Adobe's Flash, it's also causing a major shift in strategy for Microsoft's Silverlight. Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 52
Apple to target Flash with video iAds Apple is reportedly expanding its iAd program to target integrated advertising within video clips in an effort to address the market for ad-supported multimedia now dominated by Adobe Flash. Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 34
Vimeo launches Flash-free Universal Player for iPhone, iPad Video sharing site Vimeo has launched a new embedable HTML5 video player aimed at Apple's iPhone and iPad. Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 33
Hardware acceleration added to Flash Player 10.1 for Mac Adobe has released a new version of its Flash Player for Mac that officially supports hardware acceleration for H.264 video content. Josh Ong 15 years ago 81
Apple's iPhone 4 FaceTime doesn't need a mobile signal to work The new FaceTime video calling feature of iPhone 4 does not require mobile service after first use, enabling users to establish video chat from any WiFi hotspot, even while in Airplane Mode. Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 71
Steve Jobs says no to Google's VP8 WebM codec In reply to a email asking his thoughts on Google's announcement of the royalty-free WebM video codec, Steve Jobs reportedly simply forwarded back the critical expose profiled yesterday by AppleInsider. Daniel Eran Dilger 16 years ago 99
Google announces free WebM video codec as H.264 alternative At its annual I/O conference, Google has unveiled its plan to release a video codec it acquired as a royalty free alternative to the ISO MPEG's H.264. Daniel Eran Dilger 16 years ago 95
