2024 - HMV Mania

AV1 Encoding Effort Finished

The AV1 re-conversion effort is finished! AV1 Re-econding Effort Over the course of two months, we were able to re-convert over 3,300 videos from source to AV1. This comes with some nice benefits: Lower filesize...

2024 Midyear Update with AV1 Encoding Plan

An AV1 re-conversion effort is in progress. Recap from previous update On May 22nd, we posted an update about a new encoding format being used for video releases going forward -- AV1. This has many...

New Encoding Format for Videos

We're utilizing a new encoding format for videos. Recent Videos You may have noticed a difference in the recent releases with the filenames containing av1 in them. First we'll provide some background on what videos...

Road to 3000 Videos Update

Hello again, we have an important update about 2024 plans for the site. Current Videos and Remaining Space As of writing this post, the site currently has 2,951 published videos, excluding Welcome to HMV Mania....

New Year 2024 Update

Happy New Year! With 2023 over we have some stats to share along with site updates. Overview of 2023 Overall, 2023 was an interesting year. There was what we'll call the period of uncertainty, and...