Qualcomm announces completion of next-generation video compression standard
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| 16 July 2020
Aiming to address the needs of a world in which it says video will make up 82% of internet traffic by 2022, Qualcomm Technologies has revealed that on 6 July it had completed the Versatile Video Coding (VVC) next-generation standard for video compression.

qualcomm logo 16JUly2020Designed to power the creation and consumption of rich digital media experiences, VVC is engineered to address a new normal of remote working as well as entertainment, where Netflix, Zoom calls, and video sharing are part of daily routines.

VVC is said to incorporate new solutions for compression, decompression, processing, and coded representation of video images, audio and their combination. It is claimed to make the video transmission more efficient and offers a 40% reduction in file size compared with the HEVC standard, while maintaining the same level of video quality. Compared with a raw data file, Qualcomm says that VVC offers a 1000x reduction. Commercial deployments of VVC are expected in 2021.

The development of VVC was the result of a collaborative effort between a number of companies offering technologies and driving consensus. “Qualcomm Technologies is extremely proud of the great work our inventors and engineers have done in creating the core technologies that went into the VVC standard and driving the standard to completion in the middle of a global pandemic,” said Jim Thompson, executive vice president, engineering and chief technology officer, Qualcomm Technologies.