The video encoding hardware built into GeForce GPUs is getting a small boost, according to a quietly updated Nvidia support page (as spotted by Tom’s Hardware). Previously, the NVENC encoder built ...

Just because you can use a Raspberry Pi as a media server doesn’t mean that you should. I’d say there are better uses for ...

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 ...

If you've ever done any livestreaming on the internet, then you already know that one of the most important technical aspects of doing so is properly configuring your stream settings. Your selection ...

I'm going to start off with a realization that hit me while writing this article: Every codec that I've ever used over my 30-year media career started as a hardware-based codec. And even though these ...

Consumers expect quality video experiences at the touch of a button. Without live streaming encoders, though, this wouldn’t be possible. Streaming encoders are an essential tool for transporting live ...

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.

LAS VEGAS, NV – Media Excel, a leader in advanced real-time video encoding and transcoding solutions, today announced that it has launched a new generation of video compression professional appliances ...

Higher bit-rates, resolutions and AV1 encoding are coming for RTX 40-series GPU owners, while streamers on older cards still get some tasty new hardware encoding features. When you purchase through ...

The latest update for Adobe's Premiere Pro brings a big pile of updates and new features to one of the foremost video editing packages, including high-performance on-device speech transcription and an ...

For years, the Raspberry Pi has been the default choice for tinkerers who want to host their own media server. It is small, affordable, and flexible enough to run almost anything. But with the ...