Sony Readies PlayStation 5 for November Blastoff

Posted by Hugh Bennett on 17 September 2020, 12:31 pm

Sony Interactive Entertainment announced its PlayStation 5 (PS5) video game console will be available this November 12th in digital ($399.99) and Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive ($499.99) editions.

Media Coding Industry Forum Kicks Off VVC Patent Pool Effort

Posted by Hugh Bennett on 15 September 2020, 3:23 pm

The Media Coding Industry Forum announced the first meeting of intellectual property holders interested in forming a voluntary Versatile Video Coding (VVC)/H.266 patent pool.

MulticoreWare Promotes Open Source Versatile Video Coding Initiative

Posted by Hugh Bennett on 8 September 2020, 3:34 pm

MulticoreWare announced the formation of the x266 consortium and ongoing development of open-source code to implement the Versatile Video Coding (VVC)/H.266 standard.

Yamaha Next Generation AV Receivers to Support HDR10+

Posted by Hugh Bennett on 26 August 2020, 4:32 pm

Yamaha Corporation of America announced its new 5.1-ch. RX-V4A ($439.95) and 7.2-ch RX-V6A ($599.95) audio/video receivers.

Google Play Movies Supports HDR10+

Posted by Hugh Bennett on 20 August 2020, 9:52 pm

Samsung Electronics announced Google’s video streaming service now supports High Dynamic Range 10+ (HDR10+) technology.

Corel Unveils Pinnacle Studio 24 Ultimate

Posted by Hugh Bennett on 12 August 2020, 10:59 am

Corel Corporation announced its new Pinnacle Studio 24 line of consumer video editing software, which is available in standard ($59.95), Plus ($99.95) and Ultimate ($129.95) versions.