H.264, the newest video compression technology, presents a huge step forward for many industries. Without compromising image quality, an H.264 encoder can reduce the size of a digital video file by ...

H.264 is a buzzword throughout the industry. Since the first version of the H.264/MPEG-4 Part 10 compression standard was released in 2003, there have been multiple revisions, improvements and ...

H.264 distinguishes itself from the other MPEG standards mainly during motion estimation and its two components, motion compensation and motion vectors. Motion estimation is the process by which image ...

H.264 has so far carried a flat annual cap of $100,000 for large subscription platforms. That may sound like a lot, but for ...

ANAHEIM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--An improved H.264 Encoder Core just released by semiconductor intellectual property (IP) provider CAST, Inc. helps video system designers use advanced H.264 video ...

The group that licenses the widely used H.264 video compression technology decides against adding a Web-streaming royalty charge that could have helped rival formats such as Ogg Theora. Stephen ...

The MPEG Licensing Authority has indefinitely extended the royalty-free Internet broadcasting licensing of its H.264 video codec to end users. The move erases a key advantage of Google’s WebM rival ...

The significant coding efficiency of H.264 video compression technology opens a wide range of new applications for streaming video over a variety of media. This international standard has risen in ...

NEC Electronics introduced two new image-processing solutions based on NEC Electronics' enhanced multimedia architecture (EMMA) platform. The new EMMA3SL/HD and EMMA3SL/SD devices enable users to ...

When it comes to very high-resolution video, researchers concluded that a new video compression technology is a big step up from today's prevailing H.264 standard. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET ...