Webinar: Comparing EVC, LCEVC, and VVC with H.264, HEVC, and AV1

Jan Ozer January 13, 2022 Codecs Leave a comment 3,253 Views

This video compares VVC, EVC, and LCEVC with H.264, HEVC, and AV1, considering quality, USP, royalty status, key stakeholders, producibility, and playability.

You can watch an archived version of the webinar on YouTube by scrolling to the bottom of the page. You can download the handout here.

This video is a webinar comparing VVC, EVC, and LCEVC with H.264, HEVC, and AV1. Here’s whats covered, including time codes:

  • 03:10 – Agenda
  • 03:15 – Quality
  • 11:20 – Quality of LCEVC with AV1 as a base codec
  • 21:30 – Unique selling proposition
  • 25:20 – Known royalty status
  • 31:30 – Key stakeholders
  • 35:36 – Producibility
  • 41:17 – Playability
  • 48:17 – Which codecs YouTube uses
  • 52:30 – Hardware support – Mobile
  • 58:11 – Hardware support – Smart TV
  • 1:02:30 – Third-party-predictions for codec adoption and deployment
  • 1:04:00 – My predictions for codec adoption and deployment
    • Who should watch?
      • Encoding professionals who want to learn about the comparable performance of all relevant codecs
      • Technologists charged with evaluating and/or deploying new codecs in their organizationsYou can download the handout here.

About Jan Ozer

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I help streaming and video technology companies solve complex technical and market-facing problems in practical business terms. Engagements range from fixed-scope audits and codec strategy reviews to product testing and technical content that helps customers, prospects, and internal teams connect technical performance to business outcomes. I am a contributing editor to Streaming Media Magazine, writing about codecs and encoding tools. I have written multiple authoritative books on video encoding, including Video Encoding by the Numbers: Eliminate the Guesswork from your Streaming Video (https://amzn.to/3kV6R1j) and Learn to Produce Video with FFmpeg: In Thirty Minutes or Less (https://amzn.to/3ZJih7e). I have multiple courses relating to streaming media production, all available at https://bit.ly/slc_courses.

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