“LLM decoding is bottlenecked for large batches and long contexts by loading the key-value (KV) cache from high-bandwidth memory, which inflates per-token latency, while the sequential nature of ...

A recent paper from Friedrich-Alexander University benchmarks energy consumption and compression efficiency for six video codecs across software and hardware decoders. While the study uses VP9 as a ...

Bob Cringely of PBS fame has it on good “rumor” authority that Apple‘s planning to add H.264 hardware support to all of its machines. As in the iMac, the MacBook, the MacBook Pro, the Mac Pro, and ...

In yet another world first BirdDog (www.bird-dog.tv) today announced the immediate availability of ultra-low latency NDI® Decoding in FPGA via a free firmware update for Studio NDI and Mini. The ...

The processor of current PCs is usually powerful enough to work smoothly with all types of content. However, some processes put a higher load on the processor — for example, when you watch videos.

As streaming has taken over, the AV1 codec has come up as a way to save bandwidth and improve quality going forward. According to a mention from the folks over at Synaptics, YouTube and Netflix ...

We just got a new Macbook in the house with the 9400 chipset. I upgraded the hard drive immediately to a 320GB 7200 RPM and I had previously installed OS X 10.5.6 on it using the install DVD from the ...

Good news! You can now have H.264 hardware-decoded Flash on your Mac without resorting to installing beta software… just like Windows users have been enjoying for ...