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.

Quadrature encoders have many uses in position-sensing applications. This implementation uses a Xilinx complex programmable logic device (CPLD) to count the pulses from the encoder and determine the ...

Last time, we’ve used a logic analyzer to investigate the ID_SD and ID_SC pins on a Raspberry Pi, which turned out to be regular I2C, and then we hacked hotplug into the Raspberry Pi camera code with ...

One of the most famous messages ever beamed to space was a string of 1,679 bits sent by the Arecibo radio telescope in 1974. But if E.T. sent us such a string, how could we Earthlings even begin to ...

Does a utility exist that will query the installed GPU and report whether it supports hardware-accelerated encode and decode of h.264, h.265, etc? Because googling an AMD part number and trying to ...

As Tesla expands its business and produces electric vehicles in more and more places around the world, questions arise about where a particular vehicle comes from. Some models, like the Tesla Model Y, ...

The What: ZeeVee is introducing the ZyPer4K-XS, smaller-footprint encoder and decoder models with the performance of its premier SDVoE and AVoIP signal distribution solutions. [ZeeVee Upgrades ZyPer ...

Note: This specialization requires purchase of a hardware kit in order to apply your knowledge and skill with real world tools. The hardware will be used to complete the lab exercises across the four ...

Those long strings of numbers and letters in TV model names actually mean something. We decode the SKUs for every major TV manufacturer, including Hisense, LG, Samsung, Sony, TCL, and Vizio. I’m PCMag ...

In most cases, you’ll want to choose Queue and launch Adobe Media Encoder (AME), whether it’s to give you more oversight of the encoding process or to keep the encode from interrupting your editing ...