A new video compression codec has just come out, the H.266 VVC. This translates into more video quality requiring fewer bytes to store it. I suppose that the first to use it will be the big companies of the streaming video platforms.
And bounce, ordinary users. Not only those who are dedicated to sending and receiving video files over the internet, of doubtful legality, but also those who use our mobile phones to capture video. Every time our devices record with more quality, already in 4K and with high fps levels, and that translates into heavier video files. All compression is low.
Last week I commented on the noticia that the next iPhone 12 Pro might capture 4K video at 240 fps. The problem will be the space that these video files will occupy in that format. Well, today's news comes from pearls to alleviate this problem.
El Fraunhofer Institute Heinrich Hertz ha announced today the official release of the successor to H.265 HEVC, H.266 / Versatile Video Coding (VVC) video compression codec. Great news, without a doubt.
Fraunhofer HHI notes that while H.265 / HEVC requires approximately 10 gigabytes data to stream 4 minute 90K UHD video, H.266 / VVC requires only 5 gigabytes, half the data required for the same video quality.
This new video encoding has been specifically designed with 4K and 8K resolution video streaming in mind. With this reduction in data requirements, users will be able to capture higher quality images without significantly increasing storage space. It also means that streaming high-quality videos will require lower volume of mobile data.
It is certainly good news, but in the medium term. This codec has just been released, and it will be a while before a device that supports this codec is installed in future video chips. Both of coding after capture, as in his decoding to be reproduced.