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Oh I like HEVC in theory, but its patent encumbrance/licensing has delayed it’s rollout immeasurably. These realities far outweigh the technical benefits IMO.
by zionic 4y ago
Oh I like HEVC in theory, but its patent encumbrance/licensing has delayed it’s rollout immeasurably.
These realities far outweigh the technical benefits IMO.
- CharlesW 4y ago> Oh I like HEVC in theory, but its patent encumbrance/licensing has delayed it’s rollout immeasurably. Has it? "There's not much to report about HEVC, which remains king of the living room, particularly as it relates to High Dynamic Range (HDR) content. Although there's been lots of chatter about AV1 and other codec support in Dolby Vision, HEVC remains the only 10-bit codec supported in a Dolby Vision profile."[*] Although HEVC is supported on iOS and Android and has universal support in smart TVs and OTT devices, it doesn't have built-in support on Chrome or Firefox. "The lack of browser support for HEVC doesn't hinder premium content distributors, which can use apps with HEVC playback on most platforms, but it keeps HEVC unusable for publishers targeting broad, browser-based playback."[*] AV1 will have the opposite problem: Early adoption in Chrome and Firefox, but best case we're looking at 2025 until AV1 sees HEVC-like adoption in the living room, and maybe never on iOS depending on whether Apple adopts AV1 or leapfrogs it with VVC. *https://www.streamingmediaglobal.com/Articles/Editorial/Featured-Articles/The-State-of-Video-Codecs-2022-152252.aspx https://www.streamingmediaglobal.com/Articles/Editorial/Feat...