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The last MPEG-4 Visual patent (BRPI0109962B1) has expired in Brazil, officially ending the MPEG-4 Part 2 licensing era; VIA Licensing Alliance confirmed no active MPEG-4 Visual patents remain.
The piece highlights five free apps—VLC, Bitwarden, 7-Zip, Blender, and DaVinci Resolve—that rival or surpass paid options in features, privacy, and cross-platform support: VLC is an ad-free, feature-rich media player; Bitwarden offers unlimited passwords with self-hosting and open-source transparency; 7-Zip provides strong, portable compression; Blender is a comprehensive, customizable 3D suite with community add-ons; and DaVinci Resolve delivers 4K, watermark-free video editing with an all-in-one workflow.
Google has introduced Video Overviews to NotebookLM, an AI-powered note-taking tool, enabling users to convert dense multimedia content into visual presentations that include images, diagrams, and quotes, enhancing understanding of complex topics. The feature complements the existing Audio Overviews and offers customization options, with rollout beginning in English and support for more languages upcoming. Additionally, updates to the Studio panel improve multitasking and content creation capabilities.
FFmpeg 8.0 is set to be released by the end of August, introducing numerous new features including support for new codecs, hardware acceleration, AI-driven audio filtering, and various performance improvements, making it a significant update for multimedia processing.
OpenAI has released an editor interface tool for DALL-E images, allowing users to make edits by describing changes in text prompts, either by highlighting specific parts of the image or making general edits in the chat sidebar. This move comes as AI-generated images become more prevalent, with competition from other AI image generators like Microsoft's Copilot and Google's Gemini. OpenAI is also expanding into multimedia with the announcement of its video generator Sora and a voice creator called Voice Engine.
WKOW will broadcast the 2024 WIAA State Individual Wrestling Championships on February 24 at 5 p.m., available on Catchy Comedy (27.2) or via the 27 News Now app. Viewers can access the full wrestling brackets and additional information about the event.
Google has introduced a new AI model called Gemini, which aims to enhance the capabilities of its chatbot, Bard, by providing native understanding of video, audio, and photos. Initially available in English, Gemini will enable text-based chat abilities that improve AI performance in tasks like document summarization, reasoning, and programming code writing. The introduction of multimedia abilities, such as understanding hand gestures in videos or solving dot-to-dot drawing puzzles, is expected in the near future. Gemini comes in three versions tailored for different computing power levels, with the highest capability, Gemini Ultra, set to be available in early 2024.
The Halo franchise has generated multiple billions of dollars in revenues across games and other media, according to 343 Industries creative director Frank O'Connor. The franchise has sold over 81 million copies as of February 2021, and has earned $6 billion from sales of transmedia content including books, comics, and spin-off series like Halo Legends and the controversial Halo TV show. The Bungie-era games did not have live monetization outside of map packs and extra additions, whereas microtransactions were introduced with Halo 5's REQ system and subsequently in Halo Infinite's direct cosmetic purchases.