Video and audio codec deep-dives — AV1, VVC, HEVC, H.264, AAC, Opus.
Practical reference on mezzanine codecs — Apple ProRes profiles, Avid DNxHD/DNxHR, when to use mezzanine vs delivery codecs, and pipeline integration for editorial-to-streaming workflows.
Practical guide to HEVC HDR10 encoding with x265 — Main 10 profile, color signaling, master display SEI, MaxCLL/MaxFALL, the complete CLI configuration that produces conformant HDR10 output.
Practical comparison of FDK-AAC and ffmpeg's native AAC encoder — quality at common bitrates, licensing constraints, build configuration, VBR vs CBR, when each is the right choice.
Practical analysis of AV1 vs HEVC streaming economics — bandwidth savings vs encode compute cost, hardware AV1 break-even, the ROI threshold where AV1 pays off.
Practical guide to SVT-AV1 preset selection — quality vs encoding-time tradeoff at each preset, VMAF measurements, when to use preset 4 vs 6 vs 8 vs 10 vs 12 in production.
Practical reference on the Opus audio codec — architecture, libopus production tuning, low-latency vs music-quality tradeoff, container support, and when Opus beats AAC.
Practical reference on AAC for video pipelines — AAC-LC vs HE-AAC vs xHE-AAC, FDK-AAC vs ffmpeg native encoder, bitrate tuning, multi-channel encoding, and container compatibility.
Practical reference on VP9 — codec mechanics, libvpx-vp9 production realities, the YouTube-driven hardware install base, and the awkward middle position between H.264, HEVC, and AV1.
Practical reference on H.264/AVC in 2026 — why it's still everywhere, x264 production tuning, the codec everyone targets first, and when H.264 is the only right answer.
Practical reference on HEVC/H.265 — codec mechanics, x265 in production, hardware encode/decode maturity, the patent licensing mess, and why it's still the right 2026 answer.
Practical reference on Versatile Video Coding (H.266) — compression efficiency, encoder ecosystem (VVenC), the patent-pool situation, hardware decode timeline, and where VVC stands against AV1.
Practical reference for engineers shipping AV1 in production — what AOMedia got right, encoder economics, hardware decode timeline, when AV1 beats HEVC and when it doesn't.