AMD made some impressive quality jumps a few months ago when they re-introduced B-frames to their H.264/AVC hardware encoder. Now they went and did it again with AMF 1.4.26 by adding temporal Pre-Analysis, which detects scene changes and can better insert index frames where needed. While...
Continue reading...AMD Re-introduces the B-frame!
We all know how import the B-frame can be for video encoding. At the launch of RDNA2 AMD promised to add it back into their Hardware Encoders for H.264, and finally on March 17th they did just that! The question is, will it actually make a...
Continue reading...Movies that need a 4K HDR disc release
There are still plenty of films that need re-scanned and re-mastered for 4K HDR UHD-BD releases. These are my wishes, what are yours?
Continue reading...Dynamic HLS Encryption for Video Streaming
The (internet) age old battle between content creators and pirates is an ever escalating arms race. It doesn’t seem to matter how much DRM and encryption creators put on their content, the next day there will be a dozen illegal torrents available. There is no way...
Continue reading...2022 – Year of the Linux Gaming Desktop?
Nope. Abandon all hope. The Linux gaming desktop is a pipe dream. This is obviously only one man’s opinion, but lets think this through historically. Was 2013 the year of Linux gaming? Or even 2021? Simply put, no. So if we’re not there yet, what would...
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