The standardisation process for the successor to the H.265 video codec has begun. The final product, called FVC (Future Video Codec) or H.266, is expected to be complete and available by 2021, according to a report by Advanced Television.
The new codec is targeting a 50% boost in efficiency over H.265, and will enable the use of resolutions beyond Ultra HD, “even 8K, 12K and 16K,” according to Jérôme Vieron, Director of R&D at Ateme, speaking at a recent event in London.
FVC/H.266 development schedule:
- Standardisation process has started – Target >50% over HEVC
- Oct 2017, Call for Proposals
- Feb 2018, Responses evaluation
- Oct 2018, First test models due
- Oct 2019, First versions of Standard
- End 2020, Final Standard
- June 2021, First hardware Codecs
Analyst Comment
At ISE this week, a company was showing 16K video running using HEVC. Doesn’t that mean a high bit rate, we asked? No, just 400 Mbps was what we were told! (BR)
