Microsoft has released a new Insider Preview update for the modern Windows 11 Media Player. However, the app is facing criticism after tests revealed it uses more memory and opens local video files ...

Are you struggling to play HEVC videos on Windows? You’re not alone. As High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC), also known as H.265, becomes increasingly popular due to its ability to compress ...

The Windows 11 Media Player is a standard application that handles music and video playback and media library management. While this Media Player is positioned as the standard application replacing ...

Download HEVC Video Extensions to enable smooth playback of modern high-efficiency video files on your PC. This trusted hevc codec helps Windows users open, view, and enjoy compatible 4K and HD media ...

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The Modern Windows Media Player is severly undercut by the legacy Media Player which is still faster and feature rich Microsoft rolled out new Insider Preview builds on June 12, 2026, across Beta ...

BRAW is the best format that Blackmagic cameras can use — and it’s a good choice. Though many older BM cameras included ProRes alongside it, not all the modern ones do. While the BRAW codec is ...

For the second year, AV Technology accepted entries for Best of Show Awards at the NAB Show (National Association of Broadcasters Show). As always, our judges are experts in the product categories we ...

There are various codecs for compressing and decompressing videos, with H.264 (AVC), H.265 (HEVC), and AV1 being among the most common. Of these, H.265 has faced licensing fee issues, leading some PC ...

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 ...

Trip Viewer plays back footage from dashcams with one to four camera channels, keeping every channel perfectly in sync. A live OpenStreetMap view tracks your vehicle's GPS position as the video plays, ...