MythTV 0.28 Media Center Arrives with FFmpeg 3.0, H.265 and VP9 Support

MythTV 0.28 Media Center Arrives with FFmpeg 3.0, H.265 and VP9 Support

VBox TV Gateway support was also implemented

MKVToolNix 8.7.0 Open-Source MKV Manipulation Tool Adds HEVC/H.265 Enhancements

MKVToolNix 8.7.0 Open-Source MKV Manipulation Tool Adds HEVC/H.265 Enhancements

Available now for GNU/Linux, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows

Nvidia Linux Driver 352.41 Offers Better H.265 Playback, Patches X.Org Server Crash

Nvidia Linux Driver 352.41 Offers Better H.265 Playback, Patches X.Org Server Crash

Also available for FreeBSD and Solaris systems

4K Ultra Blu-Rays Will Hit Shelves by Christmas

4K Ultra Blu-Rays Will Hit Shelves by Christmas

Expect to pay big bucks for full 4K systems

NVIDIA 20nm Maxwell GPUs Will Support H.265 Video Codec

NVIDIA 20nm Maxwell GPUs Will Support H.265 Video Codec

It remains to be seen if this affects the competition with the VP9 codec

How to Encode H.265 (HEVC) Video on Mac OS X

How to Encode H.265 (HEVC) Video on Mac OS X

Hardware support is probably still far away, but here’s how to do it

FFmpeg 2.1 Launches with Native HEVC/H.265 Decoder Support

FFmpeg 2.1 Launches with Native HEVC/H.265 Decoder Support

The latest version of FFmpeg can be downloaded from Softpedia

FFmpeg Now Features Native HEVC/H.265 Decoder Support

FFmpeg Now Features Native HEVC/H.265 Decoder Support

The developers have implemented support for the next-generation HEVC codec

H.265 Video Codec Approved, Here Comes the Second Web Video War

H.265 Video Codec Approved, Here Comes the Second Web Video War

H.265 may have a harder time becoming ubiquitous like H.264

H.265 Is Coming to Reignite the Codec Wars

H.265 Is Coming to Reignite the Codec Wars

The codec supports huge resolutions and is twice as efficient as h.264