High Efficiency Video Coding

Media Coding Industry Forum Welcomes the Completion of the Versatile Video Coding Standard

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Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Hardware, Audio, Video, Other Technology, Technology, Software, Video compression, Video, Standards, Television technology, Videotelephony, ISO standards, H.26x, High-definition television, Versatile Video Coding, High Efficiency Video Coding, Video coding format, VVC

The Media Coding Industry Forum (MC-IF) welcomes the completion of Versatile Video Coding (VVC).

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The Media Coding Industry Forum (MC-IF) welcomes the completion of Versatile Video Coding (VVC).
VVC is a new video coding standard with improved compression performance and efficient support for new video formats such as High Dynamic Range and 360 video.
VVC is the successor to HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding) and H.264/AVC (Advanced Video Coding).
The Media Coding Industry Forum is an international not-for-profit organization formed in September 2018 with a goal to facilitate cross-industry discussions around the non-technical aspects of deployment of media coding standards, including patent licensing.

Ingenic Semiconductor Integrates Allegro DVT Encoding IP into Next-Generation Smart-Video System-On-Chip Solutions

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Friday, July 3, 2020

Semiconductor, Security, Technology, Audio, Video, Software, Hardware, Television technology, Standards, Video, Videotelephony, Video compression, H.26x, High-definition television, ISO standards, High Efficiency Video Coding, Advanced Video Coding, Ingenic Semiconductor, Video codec

Allegro DVT, the leading provider of video semiconductor IP solutions, today announced that Ingenic Semiconductor, one of the leading system-on-chip companies in China has integrated the AL-E150 high-performance video encoding IP into its latest generation of Smart Video products.

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Allegro DVT, the leading provider of video semiconductor IP solutions, today announced that Ingenic Semiconductor, one of the leading system-on-chip companies in China has integrated the AL-E150 high-performance video encoding IP into its latest generation of Smart Video products.
The Smart Video product family from Ingenic Semiconductor features highly integrated Video Processor system-on-chip (SoC) solutions targeted at various video applications such as consumer and professional video surveillance and battery-operated cameras.
One of Ingenic latest video processors, includes Allegro DVTs AL-E150 H.264/HEVC/JPEG encoder to handle compression of multiple video channels at resolutions up to 5Mpixels.
Allegro DVT, headquartered in Grenoble, France, develops digital video processing solutions including compliance streams and video codec semiconductor IPs focused on the H.264, HEVC, AVS2/3, VP9, AV1, VVC standards.

HEVC Advance Announces Royalty Rates to Remain at Current Levels

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Wednesday, July 1, 2020

Television technology, Standards, MPEG-H, Computer files, Video compression, Computer file formats, Videotelephony, ISO standards, High Efficiency Video Coding, HEVC Advance, Patent, High Efficiency Video Coding implementations and products

BOSTON, July 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- HEVC Advance, an independent licensing administrator, today announced that the current royalty rates offered by its HEVC/H.265 Pool License will remain unchanged for its next five-year term, beginning January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2025 (the "First Renewal Term").

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BOSTON, July 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- HEVC Advance, an independent licensing administrator, today announced that the current royalty rates offered by its HEVC/H.265 Pool License will remain unchanged for its next five-year term, beginning January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2025 (the "First Renewal Term").
"We are very pleased that our Licensors have decided to maintain existing royalty rates and caps for those companies that are meeting their IP obligations," said HEVC Advance CEO, Peter Moller.
HEVC Advance reminds any holders of HEVC Standard Essential Patents that are not yet Licensors in the HEVC Advance Pool that incentives in the form of increased patent points are still available for patents submitted and determined to be essential by December 31, 2020.
HEVC Advance provides a transparent and efficient licensing mechanism for HEVC patented technology.

HEVC Advance Announces Royalty Rates to Remain at Current Levels

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Wednesday, July 1, 2020

BOSTON, July 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- HEVC Advance, an independent licensing administrator, today announced that the current royalty rates offered by its HEVC/H.265 Pool License will remain unchanged for its next five-year term, beginning January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2025 (the "First Renewal Term").

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BOSTON, July 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- HEVC Advance, an independent licensing administrator, today announced that the current royalty rates offered by its HEVC/H.265 Pool License will remain unchanged for its next five-year term, beginning January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2025 (the "First Renewal Term").
"We are very pleased that our Licensors have decided to maintain existing royalty rates and caps for those companies that are meeting their IP obligations," said HEVC Advance CEO, Peter Moller.
HEVC Advance reminds any holders of HEVC Standard Essential Patents that are not yet Licensors in the HEVC Advance Pool that incentives in the form of increased patent points are still available for patents submitted and determined to be essential by December 31, 2020.
HEVC Advance provides a transparent and efficient licensing mechanism for HEVC patented technology.

Haivision Launches the Makito X4 Video Decoder Bringing Ultra Low Latency 4K Video Over IP for Live Broadcast, Interviews, and Remote Production

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Monday, June 15, 2020

Video, Television technology, Standards, Videotelephony, ISO standards, H.26x, High-definition television, Video compression, Haivision, High Efficiency Video Coding, Ultra-high-definition television, Advanced Video Coding

MONTREAL, June 15, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Haivision , a leader in video streaming solutions, announces the launch of the Makito X4 Video Decoder , the ideal companion for the award-winning Makito X4 Video Encoder, enabling live, ultra low latency 4K UHD and HD video contribution over IP networks.

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MONTREAL, June 15, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Haivision , a leader in video streaming solutions, announces the launch of the Makito X4 Video Decoder , the ideal companion for the award-winning Makito X4 Video Encoder, enabling live, ultra low latency 4K UHD and HD video contribution over IP networks.
Low latency live video is critical in the dynamic workflows of live broadcast, bi-directional interviews, remote production, sports coverage, and real-time monitoring.
The latest innovations in the Makito X Series, the Makito X4 Video Encoder and Decoder deliver pristine quality HEVC and H.264 video in real-time with extremely low latency.
Webinar: Low Latency 4K over IP: Live Demos featuring SRT and Makito X4
On June 16 at 11am ET, Haivision will host a webinar about the latest Haivision innovations, including the Makito X4 Video Decoder.

Encoding.com Partners with Beamr to Provide Best-in-Class Content-Adaptive Bitrate Service in the Cloud

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Monday, June 8, 2020

Television technology, Video, Ultra-high-definition television, Information and communications technology, Computer file formats, Video compression, Graphics file formats, MPEG-H, High Efficiency Video Coding, 1080p, ENCODE, 4K resolution

The service will be added to Encoding.com's broad and growing suite of microservices for powering high-volume file-based VOD workflows in the cloud.

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The service will be added to Encoding.com's broad and growing suite of microservices for powering high-volume file-based VOD workflows in the cloud.
"Many encoding vendors boast content-aware technology, but Beamr is the only one with nearly 50 patents granted for CABR," said Greggory Heil, founder and chief encoding officer at Encoding,com.
With Beamr CABR, users can encode broadcast quality 4K HEVC video under 10 Mbps, and 1080p video as low as 1.5 Mbps.
"Encoding.com is relied upon for cloud processing by many of the world's leading media and entertainment companies, making them a perfect partner for Beamr," said Eli Lubitch, President at Beamr.

Sisvel Announces the First Licensees of Its Video Coding Licensing Platform

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Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Sisvel is one of the most respected players in the licensing industry and these licenses will give Tremmen Tecnologica access to these important video codec technologies.

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Sisvel is one of the most respected players in the licensing industry and these licenses will give Tremmen Tecnologica access to these important video codec technologies.
Sisvels Video Coding Licensing Platform includes two, separately offered licensing programs for patents essential to the VP9 and AV1 video coding formats.
Further details on the terms and conditions of Sisvels Video Coding Licensing Platform are available at: https://www.sisvel.com/licensing-programs/audio-and-video-coding-decodin... or from Sisvel upon request by companies currently requiring a license.
Sisvel operates patent pools and joint licensing programmes in the fields of mobile communication, wireless local area networking 802.11, video coding, digital video broadcasting, recommendation engines and broadband access to data networks.

HEVC Advance's HEVC/H.265 Pool License confirmed as FRAND in Düsseldorf

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Thursday, May 14, 2020

Television technology, Standards, MPEG-H, Computer files, Video compression, Videotelephony, Computer file formats, ISO standards, HEVC Advance, High Efficiency Video Coding, Reasonable and non-discriminatory licensing, Patent pool

The Court found that all the asserted patents are infringed by MAS'HEVC/H.265 compliant products, and that notice from HEVC Advance including the terms of a pool license served as notice from the pool licensors.

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The Court found that all the asserted patents are infringed by MAS'HEVC/H.265 compliant products, and that notice from HEVC Advance including the terms of a pool license served as notice from the pool licensors.
Importantly, the Court also found that HEVC Advance's license terms and royalty rates offered to MAS were Fair, Reasonable, and Non-Discriminatory ("FRAND").
According to HEVC Advance CEO, Peter Moller, "These judgments by the highly respected District Court in Dsseldorf provide clear confirmation that our HEVC program and royalty rates are FRAND.
HEVC Advance is an independent licensing administrator company formed to lead the development, administration, and management of an HEVC/H.265 patent pool for licensing essential patents.

HEVC Advance's HEVC/H.265 Pool License confirmed as FRAND in Düsseldorf

Retrieved on:

Thursday, May 14, 2020

The Court found that all the asserted patents are infringed by MAS'HEVC/H.265 compliant products, and that notice from HEVC Advance including the terms of a pool license served as notice from the pool licensors.

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The Court found that all the asserted patents are infringed by MAS'HEVC/H.265 compliant products, and that notice from HEVC Advance including the terms of a pool license served as notice from the pool licensors.
Importantly, the Court also found that HEVC Advance's license terms and royalty rates offered to MAS were Fair, Reasonable, and Non-Discriminatory ("FRAND").
According to HEVC Advance CEO, Peter Moller, "These judgments by the highly respected District Court in Dsseldorf provide clear confirmation that our HEVC program and royalty rates are FRAND.
HEVC Advance is an independent licensing administrator company formed to lead the development, administration, and management of an HEVC/H.265 patent pool for licensing essential patents.

InterDigital’s Alan Stein Presented IEEE Award for Exploration of Next Generation Video Coding Standards

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Friday, April 24, 2020

Video, Video compression, Standards, Television technology, Videotelephony, ISO standards, H.26x, High-definition television, Versatile Video Coding, High Efficiency Video Coding, Video coding format, Advanced Video Coding

The recognized paper explores the evolution of video compression standards and performance, from Advanced Video Coding (AVC) to High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) to the forthcoming Versatile Video Coding (VVC) and AV1 coding standards.

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The recognized paper explores the evolution of video compression standards and performance, from Advanced Video Coding (AVC) to High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) to the forthcoming Versatile Video Coding (VVC) and AV1 coding standards.
We applaud Alan Stein for his research on the next generation opportunities for video coding standards.
The award brings awareness to the potential of these next generation codecs to shape and enhance our video experiences, and we will continue to advocate this cause.
The Matti S. Siukola Memorial Award has been granted annually since 1982 in recognition of the best paper presented at the IEEE Broadcast Technology Societys Annual Broadcast Symposium.