Firefox hardware decoding / encoding stopped working #firefox #video #codecs

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Firefox hardware decoding / encoding stopped working

Some weeks ago I noticed YouTube videos started being not very smooth. Clearly less than with Chromium counterparts. I had been switching Firefox release channel and something has to have broken. S...

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🚨BREAKING NEWS: The Academy now gives #awards to... algorithms? 🏆 Because obviously, the real heroes of television are not the actors, directors, or writers, but the mind-blowingly charismatic #video #codecs. 🎥✨ Next up: Best Supporting Spreadsheet and Outstanding Lead in a Command Line Interface! 😅
https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/av1-video-codec-wins-emmy/ #breakingnews #algorithms #humor #HackerNews #ngated
When a video codec wins an Emmy | The Mozilla Blog

It’s not every day a video codec wins an Emmy. But yesterday, the Television Academy honored the AV1 specification with a Technology & Engineering Em

Bluetooth codecs are a mess, right? AAC, AptX, LDAC... what's the difference and why should we even care?

This article breaks it down so your audio never sounds like it's coming from a tin can again. What's your go-to codec for quality sound?

#Bluetooth #AudioTech #Codecs #TechExplained #WirelessAudio
https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/bluetooth-codecs-explained-aac-aptx-ldac-and-more/#ftag=CAD590a51e

Bluetooth Codecs Explained: AAC, AptX, LDAC and More

Here's what you need to know about every Bluetooth codec, and why you should even care.

CNET

TerraCodec (TEC) is a family of learned codecs tailored for Earth observation data that includes efficient image-based variants adapted to multispectral inputs. #codecs

https://arxiv.org/html/2510.12670v1

TerraCodec: Compressing Earth Observations

#Development #Tools
Mediabunny · A JavaScript library for handling video and audio files https://ilo.im/1681l7

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#Reader #Writer #Converter #Video #Audio #Codecs #JavaScript #NodeJS #Browser #WebDev

Mediabunny

A JavaScript library for reading, writing, and converting media files. Directly in the browser, and faster than anybunny else.

Mediabunny

Well, isn't this 'feature' interesting? HP and Dell are quietly disabling HEVC hardware support on some laptops, meaning your browser might just give you an infinite loading screen instead of video. Apparently, those pesky codec licensing fees are getting pricey.

Are you affected by this hardware downgrade? What's your go-to third-party solution?

Read more: https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/hp-and-dell-cut-hevc-support-in-some-laptops-130000940.html?src=rss
#TechNews #Hardware #HEVC #Codecs #Laptops #DevLife

HP and Dell cut HEVC support in some laptops

HP and Dell has disabled support for the High-Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) standard in some of their laptops, Ars Technica reports.

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#Apple providing the very example of why I think it's a terrible idea to implement #codecs in memory-unsafe languages.

> https://www.macrumors.com/2025/08/20/ios-18-6-2-vulnerability-fix/
> https://support.apple.com/en-us/124925

This would have been impossible in Ada. Or Java. Or even /Swift/ (yes, their own language would have prevented this).

There is no excuse.

#MemorySafety #CVE #Security
Update Now: iOS 18.6.2 and macOS Sequoia 15.6.1 Fix Actively Exploited Vulnerability

Apple today released new iOS 18.6.2, iPadOS 18.6.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.6.1 updates, and the software addresses a security vulnerability that is...

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#Development #Explorations
Pixel data from encoders to decoders · A closer look at the tiny building blocks of an image https://ilo.im/165v7s

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#Pixels #Images #Codecs #Encoders #Decoders #Compression #WebDev #Frontend #CSS #JavaScript

Image formats: Pixel data from encoders to decoders | MDN Blog

From individual pixels to fully decoded images on your screen, raw pixel data gets transformed, compressed, and efficiently delivered. Learn about the techniques and optimizations that shrink image information without any perceivable loss in quality.

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Digital Preservation in Popular Culture: Elementary S05E07

"I managed to isolate the serial number of Mr Trenchman's new camera from the metadata hidden in his YouTube footage"

NB. couldn't find a better resolution to get a better pic of the video codec!

#DigitalForensics #SocialMedia #Digipres #Codecs #Elementary #InfoSec