With VLC 2.1.1, VideoLAN continues to sidestep the software patent licensing minefield of video compression. Meanwhile, open-source allies put muscle behind the new Daala codec. Stephen Shankland ...

Want to know how to play a weird video file on your Mac? Don’t worry – there’s probably a simple solution. There are dozens of video file formats, with more being added all the time, and it’s ...

Is there a missing codec? If you wonder what is a codec, here’s a little explanation. The word codec comes from Encoding and Decoding. What codecs do is compress and decompress digital media files.

Everyone knows about Apple's torrid history about apps in their App Store. From rejections, to removals, they've covered the gamut of making sure the App Store held nothing in it that Apple would find ...

VLC is a popular media player for Windows, Mac and Linux computers. It was one of the first apps that could support virtually any video codec, which means that as long as you’re trying to watch a ...

It’s not the prettiest app you’ll find in the Apple Store, but there’s nothing better when it comes to playing videos and music encoded with atypical codecs. The Apple TV is a great networked media ...