One of the best things about digital SLR cameras and higher-end point-and-shoot cameras is the ability to shoot in RAW mode. RAW images give you uncompressed, data-heavy versions of your digital ...

Microsoft has belatedly added support for RAW image files to its Windows 7 and Windows Vista operating systems. The new functionality, made available as part of a free-to-download Microsoft Camera ...

Mozilla, Opera (and Google) aren't the only ones supporting the open-sourced VP8 video codec in their browsers. Microsoft is going to do the same, as well, according to my tipsters. Update: It seems ...

Microsoft has started developing support for Google's VP9 codec in its Edge browser. Initial support will be restricted to streaming through the browser when used with MP4 or AAC audio. Microsoft is ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Microsoft says that VP9 on Microsoft Edge will support both software and hardware decoding, ...

Microsoft, Google, Mozilla, Cisco, Intel, Netflix, and Amazon today launched a new consortium, the Alliance for Open Media. The group plans to develop next-generation media formats—including audio and ...

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Few video producers ever would have guessed that the term codec would become a household term, but with so many codecs on the market, average computer users have little choice but to be painfully ...