All Compression/Codecs articles – Page 5
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Technical PapersMPEG-I coding performance in immersive VR/AR applications
This paper provides a technical/historical overview of the acquisition, coding and rendering technologies considered in the MPEG-I standardisation activities for immersive applications.
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Industry TrendsIBC2018 Tech Talks: Codec wars
Read technical papers from Ateme, BBC R&D and Divideon lifting the lid on serious disquiet in the world of video compression and watch experts recent progress and predict future performance gains.
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Technical PapersXVC: Revolutionary software-defined video compression
This paper presents background information on the state of video codec licensing and lays out a description of the XVC licensing framework, constructed to significantly improve the current video codec licensing situation.
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Technical PapersAn overview of recent video coding developments in MPEG and AV1
This paper analyses the overall compression capabilities of these two emerging technologies with respect to HEVC, including objective and subjective performance evaluation and the associated encoding and decoding complexities.
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Technical PapersAV1: Implementation, performance and applications
Now that the specification is finalised, the Alliance for Open Media has set high expectations for AV1. The prospect of a royalty free alternative to HEVC has many industry supporters, particularly those addressing streaming applications for a standard that is optimised for OTT delivery.
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Industry TrendsRace to the finish line: AV1, H.264, HEVC, VP9 & VVC
IBC2018: The video industry will have to learn to juggle between AV1, H.264, HEVC and VP9 and future codecs like VVC. That’s the lesson from IBC where warring factions in the codec wars came to trade blows without landing a palpable hit.
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Industry TrendsMonitoring the codec wars
IBC2018: Expert IBC panel weighs up competing codec technologies.
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Industry TrendsCase study: Shifting from ISDN to IP
Digigram’s IQOYA Call IP audio codec and IQOYA Cloud management system are helping Danish radio station DR make a controlled shift toward audio over IP, enabling the public broadcaster to address the gradual extinction of ISDN connections and making it easy for staff to realise the cost and quality benefits ...
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Industry TrendsHEVC, AV1, VVC and XVC: The codec battle intensifies
The world of codecs will be one of the big talking points at IBC this month, as the industry weighs up a raft of new, more efficient video compression techniques like AV1, VVC and XVC.
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Industry TrendsOn a mission to master
Work on the standard mastering format for B2B content distribution across the digital landscape has been a long process, but a gathering of the leading cheerleaders for IMF at NAB in Las Vegas may indicate that consensus is closer than ever
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Industry TrendsCompression enters the high-performance era
Delivering new methods and codecs for working with large-scale data, particularly VR and HDR, is high priority for the media and entertainment industry.
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Industry TrendsBBC, Discovery and YouTube execs to deliver keynote speeches at IBC2018
BBC Studios Chief Executive Tim Davie, Discovery Networks International President and Chief Executive Jean-Briac ‘JB’ Perrette and YouTube Chief Product Officer Neal Mohan are to deliver keynotes at the IBC2018 Conference.
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Industry TrendsNAB 2018: “Incredible interest” shown in AV1
Some of the leading exponents of AV1 speak with IBC365 about the origins of AV1, the industry’s reaction to the codec, and how it is likely to evolve.
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Industry TrendsCodec wars: The battle between HEVC and AV1
A new codec designed for delivering OTT content that is backed by the likes of Amazon, Netflix and Google, threatens to challenge the dominance of HEVC.
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Industry TrendsGrass Valley and SAM: The challenges and benefits of consolidation
Belden’s decision to buy SAM and combine it with Grass Valley continues a long history of acquisitions for both companies, but what are the challenges in merging the firms and what does the deal mean for the wider industry?
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Technical PapersBeyond HEVC: video coding standardisation
Though High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) is still in its take-up phase, it is foreseeable that even better compression will be needed in the future.
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Technical PapersHEVC/H.265 codec system and transmission experiments aimed at 8K broadcasting
An 8K Super Hi-Vision (8K) broadcasting system capable of highly realistic 8K Ultra High Definition Television (UHDTV) video and 22.2 multichannel (22.2 ch) audio is currently under development
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Executive InterviewsRaymundo Barros: Building for a bigger and brighter future
As CTO at Globo, Raymundo Barros is responsible for overseeing engineering and technology operations. He led and spearheaded major initiatives such as the transition to digital TV and the creation and distribution of 4K, 4K HDR and 8K content. Before assuming his role as CTO, Barros worked as Engineering Manager ...
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Technical PapersDelivery of High Dynamic Range video using existing broadcast infrastructure
4K Ultra High Definition (UHD) TV displays were introduced in 2012, with the promise of fundamentally changing television through having four times the spatial resolution of High Definition TV (HDTV), with 3840x2160 pixels.
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Technical PapersEmbracing 4K HEVC: Rethink, be revolutionary
The television industry is going through rapid change. The adoption rate of new formats and technologies is accelerating.
