Next-Generation Codecs AV1 VVC
Browse 18 curated next-generation codecs av1 vvc resources for video development on Awesome Video.
Resources
- AVM — AV2 Reference Model (AOMedia, GitLab)Canonical GitLab home of the AV2 reference codec model, with v1.0.0 tagged in 2026; build and encode tooling for the next Alliance for Open…
- DCVC-RT: Towards Practical Real-Time Neural Video CompressionProject page for DCVC-RT with results and design details — integerized models, implicit temporal modeling — reaching 125/113 fps encode/dec…
- 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.
- 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.
- GstH266EncInterDigital GStreamer plugin wrapping a VVC/H.266 encoder (vvenc or uvg266) for pipeline-based encoding, Meson build.
- JVET VVC Test Model (VTM) Reference SoftwareOfficial overview site for Versatile Video Coding (VVC) and the VVC Test Model (VTM) reference software from the Joint Video Experts Team.…
- Open-Source Software Encode/Decode For H.266/VVC ProgressingPhoronix status roundup tracking maturity of the open-source VVC/H.266 ecosystem, including native FFmpeg decoder progress.
- SVT-AV1-EssentialStreamlined SVT-AV1 encoder fork with sensible defaults and quality-of-life improvements tuned for non-low-latency high-resolution encoding.
- Tencent O266playerCPU-efficient H.266/VVC decoder (O266dec) integrated into a modified VLC player for real-time VVC playback.
- V-Nova LCEVC (MPEG-5 Part 2) technical documentationOfficial documentation of LCEVC's base-plus-enhancement layer model and its transport in SEI NALs, WebM and MPEG-TS.
- VVC/H.266 in GStreamer 1.26 (Igalia)Technical writeup on VVC/H.266 support landing in GStreamer 1.26, covering avdec_h266, vvdec, and Intel hardware vah266dec decode elements.
- VVCEasyReady-to-use prebuilt VVC (H.266) binaries and players for Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD, Haiku, Android, and WebAssembly. Includes vvdec,…
- VVenC — Fraunhofer Versatile Video Encoder (Official Project Page)Official HHI page for the open source VVC/H.266 encoder: five speed presets, XPSNR-based perceptual optimization, and 20x–2400x speedups ov…
- avm (AOM Video Model) — AV2 reference codecAOMedia's reference encoder/decoder for the next-gen AV2 codec (successor to AV1); experimental research codebase with first 1.0.0 tag.
- svt-av1-hdrSVT-AV1 fork with perceptual, HDR, and film-grain optimizations from ex-PSY team members, tuned for high-fidelity AV1 encoding.
- uvg266 - Open-source VVC/H.266 EncoderOpen-source VVC/H.266 encoder licensed under 3-clause BSD, developed by University of Helsinki's Ultra Video Group. Still under active deve…
- x266 - Next Generation VVC/H.266 Encoder by MulticoreWareOpen-source VVC/H.266 compliant encoder built on top of x265, featuring HDR/WCG support, 360° video encoding, and SDR video. Developed for…