Abstract

Versatile Video Coding (VVC) was finalized in July 2020 as the most recent international video coding standard. It was developed by the Joint Video Experts Team (JVET) of the ITU-T Video Coding Experts Group (VCEG) and the ISO/IEC Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) to serve an ever-growing need for improved video compression as well as to support a wider variety of today’s media content and emerging applications. This paper provides an overview of the novel technical features for new applications and the core compression technologies for achieving significant bit rate reductions in the neighborhood of 50% over its predecessor for equal video quality, the High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) standard, and 75% over the currently most-used format, the Advanced Video Coding (AVC) standard. It is explained how these new features in VVC provide greater versatility for applications. Highlighted applications include video with resolutions beyond standard- and high-definition, video with high dynamic range and wide color gamut, adaptive streaming with resolution changes, computer-generated and screen-captured video, ultralow-delay streaming, 360° immersive video, and multilayer coding e.g., for scalability. Furthermore, early implementations are presented to show that the new VVC standard is implementable and ready for real-world deployment.

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Computer scienceMultiview Video CodingVideo compression picture typesScalable Video CodingMultimediaCoding (social sciences)Video qualityVideo processingData compressionScalabilityVideoconferencingContext-adaptive binary arithmetic codingVideo trackingComputer hardwareArtificial intelligenceDatabase

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Year
2021
Type
article
Volume
31
Issue
10
Pages
3736-3764
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1400
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Benjamin Bross, Ye-Kui Wang, Yan Ye et al. (2021). Overview of the Versatile Video Coding (VVC) Standard and its Applications. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology , 31 (10) , 3736-3764. https://doi.org/10.1109/tcsvt.2021.3101953

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10.1109/tcsvt.2021.3101953