In addition to the financial burdens of HEVC licensing, the risk of lawsuits from patent holders can deter companies from ...

Geostationary Interferometric Infrared Sounder (GIIRS, launched in 2016) [1], [2], the appearance of which is definitely a huge step in remote sensing and meteorological observation, is a Fourier ...

If Google’s AI researchers had a sense of humor, they would have called TurboQuant, the new, ultra-efficient AI memory compression algorithm announced Tuesday, “Pied Piper” — or, at least that’s what ...

Abstract: This paper presents a dataset-level evaluation of six lossless compression and data transformation techniques applied to visual-cryptographic (VC) shares derived from QR codes. We processed ...

Most cooling technology in use relies on vapor-compression technology, which circulates chemical refrigerants through a compressor. “The cooling sector has historically been very risk-averse,” said ...

Choosing the right audio format matters to every producer and mastering engineer. When you know precisely when to use WAV, MP3, or FLAC, your workflow becomes more efficient and your masters retain ...

Back in 2009, I was one of the lucky few to have an invite to Spotify’s UK launch program, when the future of music discovery was bright and exciting, unlike today’s bleak abyss of arist ...

Spotify announced that Premium plan subscribers can now stream lossless audio in up to 24-bit/44.1 kHz FLAC. Lossless audio allows people to listen to music without losing information usually lost ...

Minimal PDF Compress is a simple Windows app with a graphical interface that lets you compress or convert PDFs to PDF/A using Ghostscript, no command line needed. Minimal PDF Compress is a ...

Video files are notorious for hogging storage and stalling uploads. Whether you’re trying to attach a project to an email, free up space on your PC, or prep a video for online sharing, you’ve likely ...