Discrete GPUs also offer flexibility beyond Plex. If your server doubles as a workstation, runs machine learning workloads, or handles other GPU-accelerated tasks, the additional horsepower isn’t ...

For two decades, the video streaming industry has operated under the dangerous assumption that computing ... Read More ...

HP and Dell are quietly turning off the built-in hardware support for the HEVC video standard on a range of newer laptops, particularly those built for business customers in the US. It’s a move that ...

I have a Framework Laptop 16 (AMD CPU + AMD GPU) and installed Bazzite Linux 42 with Gnome 48 on it. Thou considered experimental by Gnome developers, the Variable Refresh Rate is not marked as as ...

Abstract: High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) was designed to improve on its predecessor, the H264/AVC standard, by doubling its compression efficiency. As in previous standards, motion estimation is ...

Most of this, you probably shouldn’t use 2-pass encoding, and you should know exactly what your hardware does. I have these tips this week, and yes, I can come up with exceptions for each. Software ...

Streaming platforms and video services have long relied on open-source codecs like x264, x265, SVT-AV1, libaom, and libvp9, all readily available in FFmpeg. For many users, these codecs offer ...

The RTX 5080 may not be the dream card for gamers, but content creators may want a card that in many workflows is only slightly slower than the RTX 5090 and may offer the best bang for the buck. As ...

The company is making user reviews more social. With user permission, they can now be seen by everyone and allow for comments. The company is making user reviews more social. With user permission, ...

If you’re a Plex user who owns an Apple TV with tvOS 14 or later, you can now take the company’s new user experience for a spin. Previously only available to testers on mobile Android and iOS devices, ...