Have you ever seen the error, ‘Cannot play, Video codec not supported?’ What is a codec and why do we need it to play a video file? A codec is a software or hardware-based process which is used to ...

This week I received an email from a reader asking, "Can you tell me how I can convert MKV format video files to the more common MP4 format?" I can think of a few ways to convert video files. These ...

Scenario: You’ve obtained an audio or video file that’s either in a format unsupported by the device you intend to play it on—an iOS device, traditional iPod, or your Mac, for example—or in a form ...

Digital video comes in all shapes and sizes. And depending on where you need to show off your video—the web, a DVD, your iPod, the big screen, etc.—it most likely has to undergo a conversion process ...