The technology, also called H.265 and the successor to H.264, promises to double video quality for better streaming and higher-res TV. But it'll come with a patent burden, too. Stephen Shankland ...

In the ever-evolving world of technology and video capture and formats, new standards often appear to enhance our digital lives. A good example of this is the high-performance file formats and codecs ...

Seeking to accelerate HEVC deployment to the installed base of computers and mobile devices, HEVC Advance announced this morning that it will seek no royalty on some classes of application software ...

You don’t notice good video compression—until it’s not there. For years, people have streamed high-resolution video without thinking about the tech behind it. But when companies clash over which ...