Versatile Video Codec (H.266) finalized, will produce 50% smaller files than HEVC (H.265)

Jul 7, 2020 | Smartphone

After several years of research, Fraunhofer HHI has announced that the Versatile Video Codec (H.266/VVC) standard has been finilized. This was done with the help of several high profile partners: Apple, Ericsson, Intel, Huawei, Microsoft, Qualcomm and Sony. H.266 promises to cut file sizes in half (same for bandwidth requirements for streaming) while maintaining the […]