The JPEG format for encoding still images was standardized during the 1980s and 1990s. It uses the Discrete Cosine Transform (DCT), which was developed at the end of the 1970s, and Huffman encoding.

Video coding is just about to get a whole lot more efficient. Fraunhofer HHI has officially released the H.266, or Versatile Video Coding (VVC), standard, which offers improved compression up to a ...

Versatile Video Coding (VVC) represents the latest generation in international video compression standards. Developed to address modern demands such as high dynamic range content, ultra-high ...

The adoption of digital video in many applications has been fuelled by the development of many video coding standards, which have emerged targeting different application areas. These standards provide ...

Partners' proof-of-concept for next-generation video coding technology offers considerably higher compression than current standards Proof-of-concept submission positively evaluated by the ITU-T Video ...

Ericsson has announced a collaboration with Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute (HHI) and Nokia. Aiming to enhance immersive media and mobile video user experiences, the partners are combining video ...

Video coding technology has evolved and progressed along with the development of video signal recording media and video transmission technology. To achieve efficient coding of 4K/8K ultra-high ...

Fraunhofer’s new H.266 video format uses half the bandwidth of H.265. It could be crucial to streaming 8K video, HDR, and 360-degree videos. You’ll have to wait until the fall to see it reach shipping ...

The state-of-the-art video compression standards such as MPEG2, MPEG4, H.264, DivX and VC1 are suitable for applications such as broadcast and streaming video-on-demand. Typically encoder complexity ...