In a move to expand its Talon line of stand-alone hardware encoders, launched at last year’s NAB Show with the Talon G1 three-channel streaming contribution encoder, Osprey Video has released three ...

One of the hardest choices encoding technicians have to make is deciding between hardware and software. Hardware-based encoders and transcoders have had a performance advantage over software since ...

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I discovered something interesting in the video encoding app Handbrake today. When you encode a video, you can select between several encode options. The most obvious choices are H.264 and H.265. The ...

At the heart of this transition is NDI (Network Device Interface), a protocol designed to allow video-compatible products to share video across a local area network. As the demand for remote ...

Navigating the Global HDMI Encoder Market The global demand for high-definition video transmission has undergone a s ...

MGW Vision Fully Supports 4K/UHD Content While Enabling Broadcast-Quality, Low-Latency Streaming and Reducing Bandwidth Utilization SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- April 18, 2016 --VITEC, a worldwide leader in ...

In brief: Intel has had a rough time launching its freshman series of dedicated graphics cards, struggling to get them to consumers on time and possibly with unimpressive results in gaming benchmarks.

The global surge in high-definition video consumption, real-time remote collaboration, and IoT-integrated surveillance has placed unprecedented pressure on network infrastructures. At the heart of ...

Hardware encoders are not much faster and significantly worse in quality, efficiency and bitrate than x264. Quicksync probably uses less power, mind, but it's usually cheaper to do a poorer job. There ...