Streaming Media Magazine

The Codecs That Make UHD Video Possible: HEVC Vs. VP9

There’s a lot of interest in ultra-high definition (UHD) video, and the two codecs that drive it, HEVC and VP9. Over the past few months, a new UHD codec called Daala has also come to the fore. I ...
Design-Reuse

Hevc 4k/60p video codec IP Listing

WAVE677DV is a 4K/8K multi-standard video codec HW IP that supports AV1, HEVC/H.265, AVC/H.264, and VP9 video codec standards. It provides 4K120fps@500MHz, 8K60fps@1GHz, or 4K240fps@1GHz real-time ...
Streaming Media Magazine

Commentary: HEVC and AV1—A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Video Codec Race

There’s a codec race underway between HEVC and AV1, and recent events are making it even more interesting. Today, HEVC, the incumbent codec, is supported by more than 2 billion devices including ...
Indiatimes

Explained: What is High Efficiency Video Codec (HEVC) and why you should choose this to record videos on your smartphones

If you have ever fiddled around with the camera settings on your smartphone, you must have come across a new video recording codec... Read More If you have ever fiddled around with the camera settings ...
GIGAZINE

When comparing and evaluating the 4K era video codecs 'HEVC', 'AV1' and 'VVC', which codec is most promising for the future?

What are “HEVC”, “AV1”, and “VVC”? The most mainstream video codec was MPEG-LA 's H.264/AVC (Advanced Video Coding). You can find out how AVC compresses movies by reading the following article. How ...
CNET

VLC steps into next-gen video wars with VP9, HEVC support

With VLC 2.1.1, VideoLAN continues to sidestep the software patent licensing minefield of video compression. Meanwhile, open-source allies put muscle behind the new Daala codec. Stephen Shankland ...
BBC

Turing codec: open-source HEVC video compression

BBC R&D has released the first version of the Turing codec, an open source software HEVC video encoder that allows highly efficient compression of video content with low computational complexity. The ...