Industry giants like Samsung, Huawei, and even the chipmaker Qualcomm are backing the MPEG-5 EVC over the HEVC (High Efficiency Video Codec) for high resolution videos. This codec offers reduced file size and better quality, both of which are crucial to 4K and 8K UHD video capture in smartphones.
For those unaware, HEVC isn’t a relatively new video codec and has been around for a while. But despite its various positive aspects, the format had never been more widely adopted. The reason for this is the licensing situation around it. Attaining the licensing was apparently so complex that only 12 percent of the internet streaming services adopted HEVC.
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But now, a press released from Qualcomm, Samsung, and Huawei may push forward a better alternative to the HEVC video codec. In the press release, the trio stated that they will offer “fair, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory terms for their respective essential patent claims covering this standard.” In other words, the benefits of MPEG-5 EVC video standard could soon reach customers across various different platforms and even smartphones.
Furthermore, a simplified licensing method could also imply wider adoption of MPEG-5 EVC over the existing HEVC. Notably, Google also offers its own royalty free AV1 codec, which is another alternative that is used in popular sites like YouTube, Netflix, and Facebook.
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