Clarifying HEVC licensing fees, royalties, and why vendors kill HEVC support

When the companies disabled HEVC support built into the CPUs of select PCs, it raised uncomfortable questions: Why remove a ...
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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 ...
Android Authority

Huawei, Qualcomm, Samsung back new format for 8K

The High Efficiency Video Codec (HEVC) promises to reduce video file sizes while offering better quality than current video codecs used in many devices today. This is particularly important for ...
Streaming Media Magazine

Google Chrome Plays HEVC: What Does it Mean?

When I first heard that Google Chrome played HEVC, I checked the weather in Hades to determine if the River Styx had, in fact, frozen over. Reports were inconclusive. Then I started reaching out to ...
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What does the future hold for compressed codecs?

HEVC was supposed to be the compression of the future, but could it be unsurped by an even better alternative with none of the licensing issues? Five or so years ago, there was much discussion of HEVC ...
Streaming Media Magazine

Moscow State Releases First HEVC Comparison

Over the last few years, the Moscow State University Graphics and Media Lab (MSU) has produced the most highly-respected H.264 codec comparisons available. In October, MSU released its first HEVC ...