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Understand your media

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Clear explanations of the technology behind your files, playback, and picture quality.

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    Media files and containers

    Explore file formats, streams, timestamps, and the packaging used for playback.

    Video and encoding

    Understand frame timing, compare codecs, and interpret encoding and picture-quality settings.

    Audio formats and playback

    Explore samples, codecs, channels, decoding, and the paths that deliver immersive sound.

    Color and transfer functions

    Understand color gamut, video standards, gamma, and what PQ signals mean.

    High dynamic range

    Explore HDR formats, metadata, Dolby Vision profiles, and playback compatibility.

    Tone mapping

    See how brightness is adapted, compare the curves, and follow the processing path.

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