The State of Video Codecs 2024
The State of Video Codecs 2024
admin 2024/07/16 00:36It’s been 3-plus years since the MPEG codec explosion that brought us VVC, LCEVC, and EVC.

Rather than breathlessly trumpet every single-digit quality improvement or design win, I’ll quickly get you up-to-speed on quality, playability, and usage of the most commonly utilized video codecs and then explore new codec-related advancements in business and technology.
A warning for the casual reader: The most significant codec-related occurrence in 2023 was the increased likelihood that you may have to pay to use them. I don’t mean royalties on hardware or software decode; I mean content royalties. If the thought of that might keep you up at night, perhaps you should skip this article.
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Rather than breathlessly trumpet every single-digit quality improvement or design win, I’ll quickly get you up-to-speed on quality, playability, and usage of the most commonly utilized video codecs and then explore new codec-related advancements in business and technology.
A warning for the casual reader: The most significant codec-related occurrence in 2023 was the increased likelihood that you may have to pay to use them. I don’t mean royalties on hardware or software decode; I mean content royalties. If the thought of that might keep you up at night, perhaps you should skip this article.
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