I've been out of the media server game for a long time, despite being really into apps like Xbox Media Player (XBMC), which ...

Discrete GPUs also offer flexibility beyond Plex. If your server doubles as a workstation, runs machine learning workloads, or handles other GPU-accelerated tasks, the additional horsepower isn’t ...

Credit VitVit. CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=103046555 Czech Television has modernised its video streaming workflow by deploying ...

Self-hosting your data and services with Network Attached Storage (NAS) is a great way to free yourself from the spiraling costs and tangled web of subscription fees. Whether you’re simply looking to ...

Self-hosting is an increasingly popular alternative for those looking to escape the convoluted (and expensive) content-streaming landscape and return to a more traditional personal ownership approach ...

Unlike traditional widescreen video, vertical content (in the 9:16 aspect ratio) presents a unique set of processing challenges—particularly when it needs to be streamed at high volume and with ...

Microsoft PowerToys is a free application that brings a bunch of advanced features to Windows for power users. Some of those tools give you more control over your mouse and keyboard settings. Others ...

Scalstrm is to work with Triple to integrate its advanced Just-In-Time (JIT) Transcoding technology into Triple’s livestreaming services. Triple has provided end-to-end media services for over 20 ...

Video transcoding is well suited for systems that have more CPU cores. Encoding/transcoding to x.264 format is one of a processor's most intensive tasks. In this test we encode a h.264 DTS 1080P ...

Intel's Arc Graphics platform, which covers discrete desktop GPUs like the Intel Arc A750 and mobile chips like the new Intel Core Ultra 155H with Intel Arc built-in, is designed for modern gamers and ...