Files rarely remain within the same format during the period that is required of them. It might be necessary to convert a PNG file to SVG format, to convert a f ...

AVIF (AV1 Image File, derived from the AV1 video codec) files are relatively new compared to more well-known types such as GIFs, JPEGs, or PNGs, but support for them has been steadily growing. Many of ...

Why File Conversion Matters Ever gotten an email attachment you couldn’t open, an image in a format you couldn’t open, or an audio file that didn’t play with the app you wanted? These little issues ...

Around this time 30 years ago, two separate working groups were putting the finishing touches on technical standards that would come to reshape the way people observed the world. One technical ...

Ernie Smith is a former contributor to BizTech, an old-school blogger who specializes in side projects, and a tech history nut who researches vintage operating systems for fun. With so many emerging ...