The word Codec is an acronym of the words compressor and decompressor. Codecs are a program that compresses a video and later helps to decode it. So if you receive an ...

To view HEIF images or H.265 videos, you'll need to install a couple of extensions on Windows 10. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

If you plan to view pictures and videos from your mobile device on Windows 11, you will probably need to install the HEIF codecs. The High-Efficiency Image File Format (HEIF) is a container for images ...

There’s a lot of interest in ultra-high definition (UHD) video, and the two codecs that drive it, HEVC and VP9. Over the past few months, a new UHD codec called Daala has also come to the fore. I ...