Mac updates: M3 performance gains, including raytracing, shading

As expected, Apple unveiled the M3 generation of Apple Silicon last night. There are performance enhancements across the board, with features like raytracing and video performance being the major standouts. But as always, you may want to take your time, particularly with OS updates, and consider whether a refurb is your best value.

And Just Like That, WebM, Vorbis, and VP8 Became Real Open Video Standards

What happened to the Internet standards advocates who got everything they ever wanted? They lived happily ever afte— now, wait a minute. Microsoft, Apple – you guys better not play the Grinch on this one, ‘kay? Photo (CC-BY) loveā™”janine. Shifts in standards usually take place at a glacial pace. This one may have just happened […]

Peter Kirn - May 19, 2010

Exclusive: Inside Resolume's New, GPU-Powered, Live Visual-Ready DXV Codec

Multi-display visual installation by The Pixel Addicts for the London club space Matter. Part of the big idea behind Resolume Avenue 3 is putting audio and video in the same real-time performance app, without sacrificing quality or live processing in either. One key ingredient, hope the developers, is a new codec that transfers video decoding […]

Peter Kirn - March 18, 2009

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