To any #video #codec expert on the Fediverse:

Can we expect #AV1 to replace #H264 any time soon? What is holding it back and by whom / why?!

https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/streaming/h264-streaming-license-fees-jump-from-100000-to-4-5-million

Firm quietly boosts H.264 streaming license fees from $100,000 up to staggering $4.5 million — backbone codec of the internet gets meteoric increase, AVC hikes follow disastrous H.265 licensing increases

Existing licensees are grandfathered.

Tom's Hardware

FFmpeg 8.1 brings xHE-AAC MPS212 experimental native decoder support for Extended HE-AAC with MPEG Surround Parametric Stereo. xHE-AAC (Extended High-Efficiency AAC) is the latest Fraunhofer IIS audio codec designed for seamless, high-quality streaming and broadcasting. It operates efficiently from 12 to 500+ kbps, covering stereo music and speech. It offers mandatory loudness/dynamic range control, ensuring consistent volume.

#FFmpeg #xHE #AAC #Fraunhofer #audio #codec

Which #codecs can your current hardware and software decode at usable efficiencies and resolutions ?
1/3

#codec #av1 #ffmpeg #VP9 #vp8 #hevc

AV1
34.6%
VP9
19.2%
h265 / HEVC
23.1%
h264 or older (i.e. vp8)
23.1%
Poll ended at .
#NixOS out-of-tree #kernel module for #Apple #CirrusLogic #CS8409 #codec + #TAS5764L amp. The mainline #driver only supports Dell. The file below packages davidjo/snd_hda_macbookpro as a #Nix #derivation. Now the #sound on my old #imac running #linux #nixos seem to work. It did not work before. Tested on #iMac2017 27" (iMac18,x), kernel 6.17, #RadeonRX580. https://codeberg.org/adingbatponder/reticulum_nixos_flake/src/branch/main/packages/snd-hda-codec-cs8409-apple/default.nix Disclaimer: the solution was taken from the references cited in the default.nix file & implemented using #ClaudeCode.
Microsoft Teams Direct Routing receives AMR‑WB codec support

In this post I like to point out a recent message center notification tell us that the AMR-WB codec will be supported in Microsoft Teams Direct Routing deployments. It will be introduced and workin…

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LumaFusion recebe suporte para o codec APV da Samsung antes do lançamento do Galaxy S26

O panorama da edição de vídeo em dispositivos móveis está prestes a receber um impulso significativo com a mais recente atualização do LumaFusion. A popular apl

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📰 «El streaming en directo sigue anclado en tecnologías de comienzos de siglo»
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Por qué TODO se ve tan mal en streaming
Ver este vídeo en YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iz5Eosuur_U

Danskyx nos habla de las limitaciones del streaming en directo actual, anclado en las bajas tasas de bits y códecs creados hace más de 20 años. Queda claro que no se trata de una limitación técnica sino una decisión económica con la excusa de maximizar la compatibilidad.

#️⃣ #codec #conceptoInformático #historiaDeInternet #streaming #Twitch #vídeo #YouTube
El streaming en directo sigue anclado en tecnologías de comienzos de siglo

Danskyx nos habla de las limitaciones del streaming en directo actual, anclado en las bajas tasas de bits y códecs creados hace más de 20 años. Queda claro que no se trata de una limitación técnica sino una decisión económica con la excusa de maximizar la compatibilidad.

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Plus de son sur Plex ? Pas de panique, voici le fix !

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://korben.info/reparer-son-plex-windows-11-eac3.html

VLC demonstrates AV2 playback in CES26

Me: still using h265….

#ces26 #video #codec #vlc

https://crates.io/crates/grikod grikod
v0.1.0
A safe Rust library implementing the standard Gray code conversion.
#binary #codec #error-handling #grikod #gray-code
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