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 designed to substantially improve coding efficiency compared to its predecessor, H.264/AVC. HEVC supports higher resolutions, including 4K and 8K, and provides better compre

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