MPEG-H: High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC)

MPEG-H Part 2, also known as High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) or H.265, is a video compression standard that doubles the data compression ratio compared to its predecessor, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC. It supports higher resolutions and improved video quality for streaming applications.

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