A typical Linux system is largely comprised of unrestricted, open-source software. But some of the most popular software around is either closed-source or open-source, but restricted by patents.

Yesterday we reported a problem with the new beta release of Real Player 10, where -- upon connection to some streaming radio stations -- users are told that they need an uninstalled audio codec, but ...

Few video producers ever would have guessed that the term codec would become a household term, but with so many codecs on the market, average computer users have little choice but to be painfully ...

Perian This is a popular codec pack for quicktime that includes support for DivX, XviD, FFMpeg, and numerous others. It is built solely for QuickTime, so you will not have to install another media ...