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Generating MPEG-DASH streams for Open Source adaptive streaming with GStreamer

June 12, 2020 by Stéphane Cerveau  |   Blog

Adaptive streaming is a technique to provide flexibility and scalability by offering variable bit-rate streams to the client. Here's a quick guide on how to generate a MPEG-DASH stream (the most completely adaptive streaming technique) using GStreamer.

Generating MPEG-DASH streams for Open Source adaptive streaming with GStreamer

Bifrost meets GNOME: Onward & upward to zero graphics blobs

June 05, 2020 by Alyssa Rosenzweig  |   Blog

With only free software, a Mali G31 chip can now run Wayland compositors with zero-copy graphics, including GNOME 3. We can run every scene in glmark2-es2, 3D games like Neverball can be played, and video players mpv and Kodi are now supported.

Bifrost meets GNOME: Onward & upward to zero graphics blobs

Kernel 5.7: Forging ahead, despite COVID-19

June 04, 2020 by Andrzej Pietrasiewicz  |   News & Events

This latest release is the first to contain development work accomplished amid the lockdown measures. Despite these significant changes, Collaborans have also been steadfast in their contributions, with multiple projects progressing.

Kernel 5.7: Forging ahead, despite COVID-19

Google Summer of Code 2020

June 01, 2020 by Mark Filion  |   News & Events

Coding hss begun for this year's Google Summer of Code (GSoC) projects, announced earlier last month. The 2020 edition selected 1,199 students from 66 countries, to work with 199 mentoring organizations over the course of the summer.

Google Summer of Code 2020

Monado OpenXR runtime development gaining momentum: version 0.2, multi-layer support & more!

May 29, 2020 by Jakob Bornecrantz  |   News & Events

With the excellent (online) edition of Augmented World Expo 2020 in full swing this week, what better time to announce version 0.2 of the Monado OpenXR runtime for Linux. It's been a very busy three months since the last Monado developer update!

Monado OpenXR runtime development gaining momentum: version 0.2, multi-layer support & more!

Using regmaps to make Linux drivers more generic

May 27, 2020 by Adrian Ratiu  |   Blog

Device drivers can support more revisions and SoC platforms by abstracting away specific hardware interface layouts. Let's examine a specific instance of this process, namely the effort to make the MIPI DSI host controller driver more generic.

Using regmaps to make Linux drivers more generic

Laval Virtual: OpenXR master class in VR!

May 18, 2020 by Mark Filion  |   News & Events

A few weeks ago, Ryan Pavlik presented "Unifying Reality: Building Experiences with OpenXR", a master class on OpenXR, the open standard API for building VR and AR experiences that work across devices, now and into the future.

Laval Virtual: OpenXR master class in VR!

Cross-compiling with gst-build and GStreamer

May 15, 2020 by Stéphane Cerveau  |   Blog

gst-build is one of the main build systems used by the community to develop the GStreamer platform. In my last blog post, I presented gst-build and explained how to get started with it. Now, let's get straight to the point regarding cross-compilation.

Cross-compiling with gst-build and GStreamer

Using syzkaller, part 3: Fuzzing your changes

May 12, 2020 by Andre Almeida  |   Blog

In part 2 of this series on syzkaller, we looked at how to install the tool and use it to improve our code base. Now, how does syzkaller report a bug it finds in the execution path of a system call? Let's add a new syscall description and see how it goes.

Using syzkaller, part 3: Fuzzing your changes

xrdesktop 0.14 with OpenXR support is here!

May 08, 2020 by Lubosz Sarnecki  |   News & Events

Sponsored by Valve, this latest release of the Open Source project which enables interaction with traditional desktop environments, such as GNOME and KDE, in VR, brings the largest amount of changes yet, with many new features and architectural improvements.

xrdesktop 0.14 with OpenXR support is here!

WirePlumber, the PipeWire session manager

May 07, 2020 by George Kiagiadakis  |   Blog

An in-depth look at WirePlumber, the modular and extensible session manager for PipeWire that brings advanced device management, policy control and security enforcement capabilities.

WirePlumber, the PipeWire session manager

Service process and out of process compositing in Monado

April 30, 2020 by Lubosz Sarnecki  |   News & Events

A new monado-service binary and out of process compositor has landed in Monado, the fully Open Source OpenXR runtime for Linux! Here's a demo of the compositor's new abilities running with the new Blender OpenXR VR Session.

Service process and out of process compositing in Monado

Linux kernel presentation

May 24, 2012 by Vince Sanders  |   Blog

Recently I was asked to present a short introduction to the Linux kernel for our project managers. I put together a short slide deck for the presentation which I have decided to share.

Linux kernel presentation

Upstream support for Rockchip's RK3588: Progress and future plans

December 20, 2024 by Sebastian Reichel  |   News & Events

The Rockchip RK3588 upstream support has progressed a lot over the last few years. As 2024 comes to a close, it is a great time to have a look at the recent changes, work in progress, and the current state in general.

Upstream support for Rockchip's RK3588: Progress and future plans

Academically inclining at NeurIPS 2024

December 09, 2024 by Kara Bembridge  |   News & Events

Collabora will be at NeurIPs this week to dive into the latest academic findings in machine learning and research advancements that are changing the industry.

Academically inclining at NeurIPS 2024

Apertis v2024: the new Bookworm-based release for industrial embedded devices

December 05, 2024 by Dylan Aïssi  |   News & Events

Now based on Debian Bookworm, Apertis is a collaborative OS platform that includes an operating system, but also tools and cloud services to optimize development and increase reliability.

Apertis v2024: the new Bookworm-based release for industrial embedded devices

Initial upstream support for the Rockchip RK3576

December 03, 2024 by Sebastian Reichel  |   News & Events

Initial support for Rockchip's RK3576, a new SoC introduced earlier this year, has landed in Linux kernel 6.12. With the main target being industrial applications, it is less of a powerhouse than the RK3588, but it still reuses many components.

Initial upstream support for the Rockchip RK3576

NVK now supports Vulkan 1.4

December 02, 2024 by Faith Ekstrand  |   News & Events

Today, Khronos announced the release of the Vulkan 1.4 specification, and NVK is one of the day-zero conformant Vulkan 1.4 implementations! Vulkan 1.4 support in NVK has been merged into Mesa and will be part of the Mesa 25.0 release in early 2025.

NVK now supports Vulkan 1.4

Weston 14.0: DRM-backend, color management, and output mirroring

November 27, 2024 by Marius Vlad  |   News & Events

Recently, both Weston 14.0, and 14.0.1 (bug fix) were released. Here's at look at some of the highlights and changes for this latest release of Wayland's reference compositor.

Weston 14.0: DRM-backend, color management, and output mirroring

Kernel 6.12: Small but mighty

November 26, 2024 by Dmitry Osipenko  |   News & Events

Linux kernel 6.12 is here with real-time preemption support and an extensible scheduler class. Take a look at the contributions our kernel team made for this release.

Kernel 6.12: Small but mighty

Integrating kernels and minds at the Linux Foundation Member Summit

November 15, 2024 by Kara Bembridge  |   News & Events

The Linux Foundation Member Summit is an opportune time to gather on the state of open source. Our talk will address the concerns and challenges of maintaining a stable kernel.

Integrating kernels and minds at the Linux Foundation Member Summit

Hello, MediaTek Genio!

November 14, 2024 by Mark Filion  |   News & Events

Today, we are delighted to announce a growing collaboration with MediaTek which will enable Collabora to introduce, improve, and maintain MediaTek's IoT Edge AI Genio platforms upstream.

Hello, MediaTek Genio!

electronica 2024 with Renesas

November 06, 2024 by Mark Filion  |   News & Events

Join us at electronica 2024! In partnership with Renesas, Collabora will be showcasing GStreamer open source AI video analytics on the Renesas RZ/G2L, leveraging the MYIR RemiPi.

electronica 2024 with Renesas

X.Org Developer's Conference 2024

October 07, 2024 by Kara Bembridge  |   News & Events

XDC kicks off October 9 and we have 7 talks to share with the community! Join us as we share the latest news on open source graphics.

X.Org Developer's Conference 2024

Upping the AI game at the GStreamer Conference 2024

October 03, 2024 by Kara Bembridge  |   News & Events

For the first time in over a decade, the GStreamer Conference will be taking place in North America, and we're prepped and ready with no less than 10 talks to share! Catch the latest developments and AI advancements for this multimedia framework.

Upping the AI game at the GStreamer Conference 2024

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