x266 - Next Generation VVC/H.266 Encoder by MulticoreWare
Open-source VVC/H.266 compliant encoder built on top of x265, featuring HDR/WCG support, 360° video encoding, and SDR video. Developed for achieving twice the coding efficiency of HEVC.
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