Open-Source Software Encode/Decode For H.266/VVC Progressing
Phoronix status roundup tracking maturity of the open-source VVC/H.266 ecosystem, including native FFmpeg decoder progress.
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- FOSDEM 2024: FFmpeg VVC DecoderFOSDEM Open Media devroom talk on the native in-tree FFmpeg VVC decoder implementation (distinct from wrapping external vvdec).
- FOSDEM 2024: VVdeC<>Arm — Optimizing an Open Source VVC Decoder for Arm ArchitecturesFOSDEM Open Media devroom talk detailing Arm-specific performance optimization work on the open-source VVdeC VVC decoder.
- FOSDEM 2023: VVenC & VVdeC — Open Source Video Encoding and Playback for VVCFOSDEM Open Media devroom talk by Fraunhofer HHI developers presenting the VVenC encoder and VVdeC decoder for the VVC/H.266 codec.
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