Zond 265 is a very useful file analysis tool, but like all such tools, it’s a bit pricey. Now, there’s a free version that might meet your needs. I’ve been a longtime user of Zond 265, the powerful tool from Solveig Multimedia for in-depth analysis of HEVC, H.264, AV1, AVC, and MPEG-2 video bitstreams. While Zond 265 has been invaluable …

Multiview High Efficiency Video Coding (MV-HEVC) is an advanced video compression standard that extends the capabilities of High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC), also known as H.265. MV-HEVC is designed to efficiently encode multiple views or perspectives of a scene within a single video stream, making it particularly useful for 3D video content. This technology allows for stereoscopic effects, giving the …

This post focuses on AI in preprocessing and encoding products. I’ll examine two aspects: how to consider AI in encoding performance and how to consider AI in the user interface and operation. I’ll conclude by discussing where I see AI going in codec development over the next few years. For perspective, I recently spoke with more than twenty companies for …