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RE: HEVC is scheduled to be an international standard this coming May
Tata's cloud-based service offers HEVC encoding
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Harmonic has teamed up with Tata Communications to add HEVC support to Content Transform cloud-based video transcoding and delivery. This move enables the broadcast industry to migrate its existing archives to 4K.
Content Transform, a cloud-based video service from Tata, uses Harmonic’s ProMedia file-based transcoding technology to deliver multiformat video over Tata Communications’ network and data center infrastructure. This gives media companies access to carrier-grade transcoding, on demand, to repurpose content to a variety of next-generation devices from smartphones to 4K displays. -
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Tata's cloud-based service offers HEVC encoding
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Harmonic has teamed up with Tata Communications to add HEVC support to Content Transform cloud-based video transcoding and delivery. This move enables the broadcast industry to migrate its existing archives to 4K.
Content Transform, a cloud-based video service from Tata, uses Harmonic’s ProMedia file-based transcoding technology to deliver multiformat video over Tata Communications’ network and data center infrastructure. This gives media companies access to carrier-grade transcoding, on demand, to repurpose content to a variety of next-generation devices from smartphones to 4K displays. -
See more at: http://www.tvtechnology.com/article/harmonic-and-tata-communications-power-cloud-based-hevc-transcoding-and-delivery-/221380#sthash.LMoJLMIi.dpuf
RE: HEVC is scheduled to be an international standard this coming May
STMicroelectronics Introduces UltraHD and HEVC Video Decoding Set-Top Box Chips
Note: Dish tv using STMicroelectronics chips(STi5189 and STi7111 set-top-box decoder ICs)
Published on September 16, 2013
STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, has introduced two set-top box System-on-Chip (SoC) families, codenamed ‘Cannes’ and ‘Monaco’, that include devices with UltraHD resolution (2160p) and HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding) video-decoding support.
The new product families improve the viewing experience while enriching ST’s digital consumer portfolio with a wide range of compatible chips for server, gateway and client-box applications.
The ‘Cannes’ client-box SoC family (STiH312, STiH310, STiH305) addresses a wide range of needs from extensive support of high-definition premium content to all-integrated, cost-optimized solutions. It delivers high computing capabilities based on ARM multi-core processors, superior 2D/3D graphics performance, integrated hardware video encoders with pre-processing, and Faroudja®-enhanced video processing. The devices also feature PCIe™ supporting Wi-Fi connectivity, smart-card interfaces, two 6Gbit/s Gen 3 eSATA interfaces, as well as USB2/3, low-power modes, and comprehensive security toolbox for premium content delivery.
The STiH312 device will allow next-generation set-top boxes to stream HEVC high-definition content over lower-speed broadband connections, including content with 2160p resolution (known as UltraHD, or UHD), that significantly augments the viewing experience for end users with more realistic and in-the-action immersion. Moreover, combined with the HEVC standard, UHD increases the number of households accessing very high-quality content while reducing delivery costs for service providers.
UltraHD and HEVC Video Decoding Set-Top Box Chips from STMicroelectronics Immerse Viewers in the Action
STMicroelectronics Introduces UltraHD and HEVC Video Decoding Set-Top Box Chips
Note: Dish tv using STMicroelectronics chips(STi5189 and STi7111 set-top-box decoder ICs)
Published on September 16, 2013
STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, has introduced two set-top box System-on-Chip (SoC) families, codenamed ‘Cannes’ and ‘Monaco’, that include devices with UltraHD resolution (2160p) and HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding) video-decoding support.
The new product families improve the viewing experience while enriching ST’s digital consumer portfolio with a wide range of compatible chips for server, gateway and client-box applications.
The ‘Cannes’ client-box SoC family (STiH312, STiH310, STiH305) addresses a wide range of needs from extensive support of high-definition premium content to all-integrated, cost-optimized solutions. It delivers high computing capabilities based on ARM multi-core processors, superior 2D/3D graphics performance, integrated hardware video encoders with pre-processing, and Faroudja®-enhanced video processing. The devices also feature PCIe™ supporting Wi-Fi connectivity, smart-card interfaces, two 6Gbit/s Gen 3 eSATA interfaces, as well as USB2/3, low-power modes, and comprehensive security toolbox for premium content delivery.
The STiH312 device will allow next-generation set-top boxes to stream HEVC high-definition content over lower-speed broadband connections, including content with 2160p resolution (known as UltraHD, or UHD), that significantly augments the viewing experience for end users with more realistic and in-the-action immersion. Moreover, combined with the HEVC standard, UHD increases the number of households accessing very high-quality content while reducing delivery costs for service providers.
UltraHD and HEVC Video Decoding Set-Top Box Chips from STMicroelectronics Immerse Viewers in the Action
RE: HEVC is scheduled to be an international standard this coming May
At the 12–17 September 2013 IBC show in Amsterdam, HEVC was a significant theme – with HEVC technology products being demonstrated by several companies,including
Allegro DVT,
Ateme,
Broadcom,
Elemental Technologies,
Envivio,
Ericsson,
Fraunhofer HHI,
Fujitsu,
Haivision,
Harmonic,
Ittiam,
Kontron,
Media Excel,
NXP Software,
Pace,
QuickFire Networks
Rovi/Mainconcept,
SES,
Squid Systems,
STMicroelectronics,
Tata Elxsi,
Technicolor,
Telestream,
Thomson Video Networks,
Vanguard Video,
and VisualOn.
At the 12–17 September 2013 IBC show in Amsterdam, HEVC was a significant theme – with HEVC technology products being demonstrated by several companies,including
Allegro DVT,
Ateme,
Broadcom,
Elemental Technologies,
Envivio,
Ericsson,
Fraunhofer HHI,
Fujitsu,
Haivision,
Harmonic,
Ittiam,
Kontron,
Media Excel,
NXP Software,
Pace,
QuickFire Networks
Rovi/Mainconcept,
SES,
Squid Systems,
STMicroelectronics,
Tata Elxsi,
Technicolor,
Telestream,
Thomson Video Networks,
Vanguard Video,
and VisualOn.
VLC reaches 2.1.1
With the capabilities of "RinceWind", 2.1.1 allows experimental decoding of HEVC and Webm/VP9 (depending on the platform).
2.1.1 fixes around a hundred of bugs, notably numerous regressions introduced in "RinceWind".
Important fixes involve Speex, WMV3, Alac and AVI decoding, but also numerous Mac OS X crashes and GPU decoding on Windows.
2.1.1 also improves the Windows installer and updates most translations.
VideoLAN - VLC 2.1 Rincewind
With the capabilities of "RinceWind", 2.1.1 allows experimental decoding of HEVC and Webm/VP9 (depending on the platform).
2.1.1 fixes around a hundred of bugs, notably numerous regressions introduced in "RinceWind".
Important fixes involve Speex, WMV3, Alac and AVI decoding, but also numerous Mac OS X crashes and GPU decoding on Windows.
2.1.1 also improves the Windows installer and updates most translations.
VideoLAN - VLC 2.1 Rincewind
MPEG LA, LLC announced today that a group of 25 companies have agreed on HEVC license terms expected to issue as part of an HEVC Patent Portfolio License in early 2014. A summary is attached. Final agreements are yet to be concluded.
High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC, also known as H.265 and MPEG-H Part 2) is a standard designed to improve video coding efficiency for the benefit of Internet and mobile service providers and consumers with increased speed and capacity. HEVC is also expected to deliver next generation higher resolution HDTV video displays for 4K and 8K Ultra High Definition TV (“UHDTV”).
“As contemplated, the HEVC license will utilize a modern streamlined pool licensing approach with simple easy-to-understand terms making the technology readily accessible to the largest possible market in the shortest possible time,” said MPEG LA President and CEO Larry Horn. “MPEG LA salutes the cooperation of patent owners who have worked hard to reach common ground in making a joint patent license available for the convenience of HEVC adopters. As a result of their efforts, consumers benefiting from a marketplace of competitive technology choices will be the clear winners.”
As work continues on evaluating patents for essentiality and concluding terms in final agreements, the license is currently supported by 25 prospective HEVC essential patent holders including the following:
Apple Inc.
British Broadcasting Corporation
Cisco Technology, Inc.
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) of Korea
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.
HUMAX Co., Ltd.
JVC KENWOOD Corporation
KT Corp.
LG Electronics Inc.
M&K Holdings Inc.
NEC Corporation
Nippon Hoso Kyokai
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
NTT DOCOMO, INC.
Orange SA
Siemens AG
SK Telecom
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
Thomson Licensing
Vidyo, Inc.
Additional patent holders who are participating in the facilitation process also may be included, and others are welcome to join.
http://www.financialpost.com/m/markets/news/MPEG+Announces+License+Terms+High+Efficiency+Video+Coding+HEVC/9395419/story.html
High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC, also known as H.265 and MPEG-H Part 2) is a standard designed to improve video coding efficiency for the benefit of Internet and mobile service providers and consumers with increased speed and capacity. HEVC is also expected to deliver next generation higher resolution HDTV video displays for 4K and 8K Ultra High Definition TV (“UHDTV”).
“As contemplated, the HEVC license will utilize a modern streamlined pool licensing approach with simple easy-to-understand terms making the technology readily accessible to the largest possible market in the shortest possible time,” said MPEG LA President and CEO Larry Horn. “MPEG LA salutes the cooperation of patent owners who have worked hard to reach common ground in making a joint patent license available for the convenience of HEVC adopters. As a result of their efforts, consumers benefiting from a marketplace of competitive technology choices will be the clear winners.”
As work continues on evaluating patents for essentiality and concluding terms in final agreements, the license is currently supported by 25 prospective HEVC essential patent holders including the following:
Apple Inc.
British Broadcasting Corporation
Cisco Technology, Inc.
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) of Korea
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.
HUMAX Co., Ltd.
JVC KENWOOD Corporation
KT Corp.
LG Electronics Inc.
M&K Holdings Inc.
NEC Corporation
Nippon Hoso Kyokai
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
NTT DOCOMO, INC.
Orange SA
Siemens AG
SK Telecom
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
Thomson Licensing
Vidyo, Inc.
Additional patent holders who are participating in the facilitation process also may be included, and others are welcome to join.
http://www.financialpost.com/m/markets/news/MPEG+Announces+License+Terms+High+Efficiency+Video+Coding+HEVC/9395419/story.html
Even if you have installed H265 (HEVC) codec but still you need a good CPU like at least Intel i3 or i5 higher plus a good Graphic card to play a 4K content smoothly and specially at least full hd 1080p monitor has 4k monitor are out of budget for most people's to get a reasonable PQ on 4K content on 1080p monitors or Tv's
jayanji said:
I knew why google is missing from this list and thats bcuz Google had already announced that they are going to use their own created VP9 codec instead of H265(HEVC) which i think is a big mistake but has VP9 codec is already available to use for trail in their official website the link posted below
http://www.webmproject.org/vp9/
:angry :wall
What is HEVC?
HEVC stands for High Efficiency Video Coding. Also known as H.265, this new video codec will compress video files to half the size possible using the most-efficient current encoding format, MPEG-4, aka H.264 (used on Blu-ray discs and some satellite TV). That will be one-quarter the size of files compressed using the MPEG 2 codec that most cable-TV companies still employ. More importantly, HEVC will be used to compress video with 4K resolution and possibly eventually 8K resolution so it can be efficiently delivered.
What is a codec?
A codec (an abbreviation of the term "coder-decoder") is software that uses an algorithm to systematically compress raw video data into a compact form fit for broadcasting, transmitting over an Internet stream or storing on a Blu-ray disc, for example. At the receiving end, the same codec in your TV, computer or disc player uncompresses the data to display the video on your screen. Codecs also remove some detail from video to reduce its size, and a high level of compressions can drop too much data, resulting in choppy and blocky video. Most pay-TV services use aggressive compression to get all those channels into your cable or satellite receiver, which is one reason the video from your cable box does not look as good as that from a Blu-ray. A good codec will compress video down while causing few defects due to over-compression.
High-definition video can take a lot of data. A full-HD image has about two million pixels and up to several million colors per individual frame, with hundreds of thousands of frames making up a movie.
Why use HEVC for 4K video?
The current MPEG-4/H.264 codec makes it possible to compress the huge amount of information in a film down so that it can stream over Netflix, versus storing all of that data on a physical source like a Blu-ray. Those high-definition images from Netflix are in either 720p resolution (1280 x 720, or 0.92 million pixels) or 1080p resolution (1920 x 1080 resolution, 2 million pixels). The images from a 4K video to be displayed on a 4K television have 8 million pixels (3840 x 2160 resolution). Such a huge jump in detail requires a better way to compress the data in order to transmit or store it. HEVC is twice as efficient as MPEG-4/H.264, with only a minimal loss in quality. As a result, current content will need only half the data to stream over Netflix, and it will become viable to stream 4K content. (Netflix recommends a 15Mbps or better broadband connection for streaming 4K.)
What content will use HEVC?
Potentially everything. Individual services will each have to decide if they will send data using HEVC/H.265 instead of MPEG-4/H.264 or MPEG-2. Netflix has already announced that it will start using HEVC later this year, to stream 4K content. Amazon is shooting its original shows in 4K and will also likely stream that content in 4K using HEVC later this year. New televisions coming this year from LG, Samsung, Sony and Vizio will support HEVC and will be able to stream 4K video from Netflix. Individual cable companies will have to decide when to change both the data they are sending and the receiver to decode it to HEVC. But that likely won't happen for several years, when and if they broadcast in 4K.
It will also take new models before cellphones and tablets have hardware compatible with HEVC. Even then, some devices may not support HEVC: Google has announced its own 4K codec called VP9 that will be used with YouTube. Other companies may support that, or possibly support both 4K codecs.
Can I watch HEVC content now?
Not yet. Even when Netflix begins streaming in HEVC, you can only receive this content if you are watching on HEVC-compatible 4K televisions. Existing hardware — such as current game consoles, set-top boxes, mobile devices and computers — do not yet support HEVC.
How did HEVC come about?
Two tech-standards organizations, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Moving Pictures Expert Group (MPEG), developed HEVC. These same groups are also behind the MPEG-2 standard used in DVD, cable and other content formats for standard- and some high-definition video. ITU and MPEG also created the MPEG-4/H.264 standard used in Blu-ray, some cable satellite broadcasts and online for high-definition video.
What is HEVC? - High Efficiency Video Coding FAQ - Tom's Guide
HEVC stands for High Efficiency Video Coding. Also known as H.265, this new video codec will compress video files to half the size possible using the most-efficient current encoding format, MPEG-4, aka H.264 (used on Blu-ray discs and some satellite TV). That will be one-quarter the size of files compressed using the MPEG 2 codec that most cable-TV companies still employ. More importantly, HEVC will be used to compress video with 4K resolution and possibly eventually 8K resolution so it can be efficiently delivered.
What is a codec?
A codec (an abbreviation of the term "coder-decoder") is software that uses an algorithm to systematically compress raw video data into a compact form fit for broadcasting, transmitting over an Internet stream or storing on a Blu-ray disc, for example. At the receiving end, the same codec in your TV, computer or disc player uncompresses the data to display the video on your screen. Codecs also remove some detail from video to reduce its size, and a high level of compressions can drop too much data, resulting in choppy and blocky video. Most pay-TV services use aggressive compression to get all those channels into your cable or satellite receiver, which is one reason the video from your cable box does not look as good as that from a Blu-ray. A good codec will compress video down while causing few defects due to over-compression.
High-definition video can take a lot of data. A full-HD image has about two million pixels and up to several million colors per individual frame, with hundreds of thousands of frames making up a movie.
Why use HEVC for 4K video?
The current MPEG-4/H.264 codec makes it possible to compress the huge amount of information in a film down so that it can stream over Netflix, versus storing all of that data on a physical source like a Blu-ray. Those high-definition images from Netflix are in either 720p resolution (1280 x 720, or 0.92 million pixels) or 1080p resolution (1920 x 1080 resolution, 2 million pixels). The images from a 4K video to be displayed on a 4K television have 8 million pixels (3840 x 2160 resolution). Such a huge jump in detail requires a better way to compress the data in order to transmit or store it. HEVC is twice as efficient as MPEG-4/H.264, with only a minimal loss in quality. As a result, current content will need only half the data to stream over Netflix, and it will become viable to stream 4K content. (Netflix recommends a 15Mbps or better broadband connection for streaming 4K.)
What content will use HEVC?
Potentially everything. Individual services will each have to decide if they will send data using HEVC/H.265 instead of MPEG-4/H.264 or MPEG-2. Netflix has already announced that it will start using HEVC later this year, to stream 4K content. Amazon is shooting its original shows in 4K and will also likely stream that content in 4K using HEVC later this year. New televisions coming this year from LG, Samsung, Sony and Vizio will support HEVC and will be able to stream 4K video from Netflix. Individual cable companies will have to decide when to change both the data they are sending and the receiver to decode it to HEVC. But that likely won't happen for several years, when and if they broadcast in 4K.
It will also take new models before cellphones and tablets have hardware compatible with HEVC. Even then, some devices may not support HEVC: Google has announced its own 4K codec called VP9 that will be used with YouTube. Other companies may support that, or possibly support both 4K codecs.
Can I watch HEVC content now?
Not yet. Even when Netflix begins streaming in HEVC, you can only receive this content if you are watching on HEVC-compatible 4K televisions. Existing hardware — such as current game consoles, set-top boxes, mobile devices and computers — do not yet support HEVC.
How did HEVC come about?
Two tech-standards organizations, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Moving Pictures Expert Group (MPEG), developed HEVC. These same groups are also behind the MPEG-2 standard used in DVD, cable and other content formats for standard- and some high-definition video. ITU and MPEG also created the MPEG-4/H.264 standard used in Blu-ray, some cable satellite broadcasts and online for high-definition video.
What is HEVC? - High Efficiency Video Coding FAQ - Tom's Guide
HEVC demonstrates its high efficiency
HEVC Version 1 demonstrates it has achieved more than 50% bitrate savings compared to MPEG 4 AVC/H.264, the MPEG standards group announced following its 108th meeting held at the beginning of April in Valencia, Spain.
In a verification test campaign of the HEVC, ITU-T Rec H.265 | ISO/IEC 23008-2 compression standard following the finalisation of the standard last year “a formal subjective quality assessment has been executed using a large variety of video material, ranging from wide-screen VGA resolution up to 4K. The material had not previously been used in optimizing HEVCís compression technology”, MPEG, announced in a prepared statement, adding: “Clear evidence was found that HEVC is able to achieve 50% bitrate savings and more, compared to the AVC High Profile”. The results will be made publicly available in the report N14420, to be published on the MPEG website,
Page not found | MPEG
HEVCs scope continues to be extended with a call for proposals on Screen Content Coding, the compression of video containing rendered graphics and animation. This extention is scheduled for completion by the end of 2015.
HEVCs 2nd edition includes support for additional colour formats and higher precision. The ‘Range Extensions amendment’, with technology allowing efficient compression of video content for colour sampling formats beyond 4:2:0 and up to 16 bits of processing precision has been finalised. In particular, the lossless and near lossless range of visual quality is more efficiently compressed than is possible with the current version 1 technology.
HEVC demonstrates its high efficiency
HEVC Version 1 demonstrates it has achieved more than 50% bitrate savings compared to MPEG 4 AVC/H.264, the MPEG standards group announced following its 108th meeting held at the beginning of April in Valencia, Spain.
In a verification test campaign of the HEVC, ITU-T Rec H.265 | ISO/IEC 23008-2 compression standard following the finalisation of the standard last year “a formal subjective quality assessment has been executed using a large variety of video material, ranging from wide-screen VGA resolution up to 4K. The material had not previously been used in optimizing HEVCís compression technology”, MPEG, announced in a prepared statement, adding: “Clear evidence was found that HEVC is able to achieve 50% bitrate savings and more, compared to the AVC High Profile”. The results will be made publicly available in the report N14420, to be published on the MPEG website,
Page not found | MPEG
HEVCs scope continues to be extended with a call for proposals on Screen Content Coding, the compression of video containing rendered graphics and animation. This extention is scheduled for completion by the end of 2015.
HEVCs 2nd edition includes support for additional colour formats and higher precision. The ‘Range Extensions amendment’, with technology allowing efficient compression of video content for colour sampling formats beyond 4:2:0 and up to 16 bits of processing precision has been finalised. In particular, the lossless and near lossless range of visual quality is more efficiently compressed than is possible with the current version 1 technology.
HEVC demonstrates its high efficiency
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