InterDigital Announces the Completion of Versatile Video Coding (VVC) and Video Point Cloud Compression (V-PCC) Standards
December 17 2020 - 4:00AM
InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ: IDCC), a mobile and video technology
research and development company, today announced the finalization
of Versatile Video Coding (VVC) and Video-based Point Cloud
Compression (V-PCC) video standards at MPEG. The standards bring
new capabilities and will enable more interactive experiences
within the video ecosystem. The new VVC standard improves
high-efficiency video coding (HEVC) performance by 50%, while V-PCC
represents the first MPEG compression standard for dynamic point
cloud content for immersive video experiences.
The hallmark of VVC is its improved performance over HEVC, which
enables the same quality of video at half the bitrate. This
characteristic is integral to support the distribution and
streaming of increasingly immersive video, especially as video
grows to represent more than 80% of internet traffic bandwidth. An
improvement upon its predecessors, VVC also supports enhanced
features like layered coding, sub-pictures, and adaptive resolution
coding which creates an environment for new applications like cloud
gaming, immersive and 360°video content distribution, and 8K and
High Dynamic Range televisions.
The new V-PCC standard leverages existing video codecs, like
HEVC and VVC, to compress high-bandwidth content and enable new
services and experiences. Point Clouds are sets of tiny “points”
grouped to make a 3D image and have become a popular method for AR
and VR video composition, 3D modeling, and geographic mapping. Each
Point Cloud video frame typically has hundreds of thousands to
millions of points, which translates to a massive amount of
bandwidth – typically several Gbps uncompressed. V-PCC can achieve
a compression ratio of 300 to 1 for lossy content and thus enables
increasingly immersive experiences like AR telepresence, free
viewpoint television, and extended reality (XR). Using HEVC as the
underlying codec, the compression standard can also be applied to
commercially available smartphones.
“The standardization of VVC and V-PCC codecs unlocks new
frontiers in our video and entertainment industry” said Lionel
Oisel, Research & Innovation Lab Director at InterDigital.
“MPEG work is inherently competitive and collaborative, and we take
pride in InterDigital’s leadership and contributions to make these
new codecs a reality. Standardization of the VVC and V-PCC codecs
encourages their widespread adoption to support the crisp,
low-latency deployment of immersive video experiences through
existing network infrastructure and devices.”
InterDigital has played a pivotal role in the VVC
standardization project since its inception and held key roles in
the project’s 360° video and HDR activities. InterDigital was a top
contributor among the roughly 70 companies that contributed to the
development of the standard and co-led several of the VVC ad-hoc
groups.
In the development of V-PCC, InterDigital’s R&I team
participated in the initiation of the PCC project at MPEG and was
one of the initial, and top, contributors. InterDigital chaired the
PCC Ad hoc Group, responsible for coordinating all PCC activity,
the development of reference software, and call for proposals for
Point Cloud Compression activity. InterDigital also participated in
the specification edits throughout the MPEG meetings.
The Final Draft International Standard (FDIS) versions of the
VVC and V-PCC standards were both issued at the MPEG 131st meeting
for the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) and
ISO/IEC Information Technology ballots. VVC received ITU-T approval
in August, and on the ISO/IEC side, the final FDIS approval ballot
for VVC will close in January 2021.
About InterDigital®
InterDigital develops mobile and video technologies that are at
the core of devices, networks, and services worldwide. We solve
many of the industry’s most critical and complex technical
challenges, inventing solutions for more efficient broadband
networks, better video delivery, and richer multimedia experiences
years ahead of market deployment. InterDigital has licenses and
strategic relationships with many of the world’s leading technology
companies. Founded in 1972, InterDigital is listed on NASDAQ and is
included in the S&P MidCap 400® index.
InterDigital is a registered trademark of InterDigital, Inc.
For more information, visit: www.interdigital.com.
InterDigital Contact:Roya
StephensEmail: roya.stephens@interdigital.com+1 (202)
349-1714
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