Codecs

Browse 16 curated codecs resources for video development on Awesome Video.

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  • WebM Project: VP9 Encoding Guide (FFmpeg)Official WebM project wiki guide to encoding VP9 via FFmpeg, covering CQ/CBR modes, tiling, and row-mt options.
  • Google: VP9 Settings for VODGoogle's per-resolution bitrate/CRF/tile-columns recommendation table for VP9 VOD encoding.
  • ASWF Encoding Guidelines: Encode VP9Academy Software Foundation's community encoding guide for VP9, including 10-bit/HDR workflow guidance.
  • FFV1 CodecFFmpeg’s FFV1 is a lossless intra-frame video codec. It’s open, extremely efficient for archiving video, and is defined in an ongoing stand…
  • SVT-VP9Intel's Scalable Video Technology implementation of the VP9 codec. SVT-VP9 is an open source VP9 encoder/decoder designed to leverage multi…
  • SVT-HEVCAn open source high-performance HEVC encoder from Intel (Scalable Video Technology for HEVC). SVT-HEVC is optimized for speed and latency,…
  • libde265An open source H.265/HEVC video decoder written in C. libde265 can be used to decode HEVC bitstreams in software and is often integrated in…
  • VVdeC (Fraunhofer VVC Decoder)An open source Versatile Video Coding (H.266/VVC) software decoder by Fraunhofer HHI. VVdeC supports Main10 profile and can decode 4K/8K co…
  • Daala Codec (Xiph)An experimental video codec from the Xiph.Org Foundation that aimed to achieve next-generation compression (the effort preceded and influen…
  • XVC Codec (Divideon)XVC is a proprietary but openly documented video codec by Divideon that claims high compression efficiency. An open source evaluation imple…
  • OpenHEVC DecoderAn open source high-performance HEVC decoder. OpenHEVC was developed to provide a fast HEVC/H.265 software decoding solution and has been i…
  • Kvazaar HEVC EncoderAn open source HEVC encoder developed by Tampere University. Kvazaar is aimed at academic research and ultra HD content encoding, offering…
  • libvpx (VP8/VP9 Codec Library)The reference implementation of VP8 and VP9 video codecs (WebM Project). libvpx provides encoding and decoding for VP8/VP9, which are open…
  • SVT-AV1An open-source AV1 encoder and decoder from the Scalable Video Technology project. SVT-AV1 is optimized for performance and multi-threading…
  • Cisco OpenH264An open source H.264 (AVC) encoder and decoder library by Cisco, provided under a license that allows free use (Cisco covers MPEG LA licens…
  • AV1 CodecWorking with the AV1 Codec Kevin Staunton-Lambert Solutions Architect R&D @kevleyski www.switch.tv