Versatile Video Coding

The JVET established the Versatile Video Coding (VVC) working draft 7 and the VVC Test Model 7 (VTM7) algorithm description and encoding method at its 16th meeting (1–11 October, Geneva, CH). This document serves as a source of general tutorial information on the VVC design and also provides an encoder-side description of VTM7. The VVC has been developed by a joint collaborative team of ITU-T and ISO/IEC experts known as the Joint Video Experts Team (JVET), which is a partnership of ITU-T Study Group 16 Question 6 (known as VCEG) and ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29/WG 11 (known as MPEG).

This Recommendation | International Standard specifies a video coding technology known as Versatile Video Coding. It has been drafted by a joint collaborative team of ITU-T and ISO/IEC experts known as the Joint Video Experts Team (JVET), which is a partnership of the ITU-T Video Coding Experts Group (VCEG) and the ISO/IEC Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG). It has been designed with two primary goals.

Draft 5 of Versatile Video Coding.

The JVET established the Versatile Video Coding (VVC) working draft 4 and the VVC Test Model 4 (VTM4) algorithm description and encoding method at its 13th meeting (9–18 January 2019, Marrakech, MA). This document serves as a source of general tutorial information on the VVC design and also provides an encoder-side description of VTM4.

The JVET established the Versatile Video Coding (VVC) working draft 3 and the VVC Test Model 3 (VTM3) algorithm description and encoding method at its 12th meeting (3–12 October, 2018, Macao, CN). This document serves as a source of general tutorial information on the VVC design and also provides an encoder-side description of VTM3.

This document is the first working draft of the new video coding standard known as "Versatile Video Coding" (VVC). Since this is an early draft, topics outside of the specific aspects that have been established by recorded meeting agreements are not included in the specification. Such aspects are to be determined by further development of the VVC project in JVET.

The Joint Video Exploration Team (JVET) of ITU-T VCEG (Q6/16) and ISO/IEC MPEG (JTC 1/SC 29/WG 11) is studying the potential need to include 360-degree video coding technologies in a future video coding standard. The JVET has established a 360Lib software package that can perform projection format conversion between various projection formats as a standalone conversion tool, or in combination with encoding and decoding using HM or JEM reference software. Among the projection formats 360Lib supports, viewport generation using rectilinear projection is also included.

This document is a Call for Proposals on video coding technology with compression capabilities that significantly exceed those of the HEVC standard (Rec. ITU-T H.265 | ISO/IEC 23008-2) and its current extensions. This Call for Proposals (CfP) has been issued jointly by ITU-T SG16 Q6 (VCEG) and ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29/W G11 (MPEG), and the evaluation of submissions will be conducted in joint collaboration.

This document describes Exploration Experiments (EEs) planned to be performed between JVET-G and JVET-H meetings in order to get better understanding of technologies considered for inclusion to the next version of JEM, analyze and verify their performance, complexity and interaction with existing JEM tools.

This document is a draft Call for Proposals on video coding technology with compression capabilities that significantly exceed those of the HEVC standard the HEVC standard (Rec. ITU-T H.265 | ISO/IEC 23008-2) and its current extensions. This draft Call for Proposals (CfP) has been issued jointly by ITU-T SG16 Q.6 (VCEG) and ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29/WG 11 (MPEG), and the evaluation of submissions is planned to be conducted in joint collaboration. It is planned to release a final Call for Proposals in October 2017. Please note that the final Call for Proposals may differ from this document.

ITU-T VCEG (Q6/16) and ISO/IEC MPEG (JTC 1/SC 29/WG 11) are jointly studying the potential for standardization of video coding technology with a compression capability that significantly exceeds that of the HEVC standard (Rec. ITU-T H.265 | ISO/IEC 23008-2) and its current extensions. Such future standardization could take the form of additional extension(s) of HEVC or an entirely new standard. To better coordinate this study, VCEG and MPEG created the Joint Video Exploration Team (JVET) as an informal collaboration. The scope of the JVET activity includes consideration of a variety of video sources and video applications. Example sources include camera-view content, screen content, consumer generated content, virtual reality/360º omnidirectional content, and high dynamic range content, while example applications include broadcast (with live or pre-authored content), real-time video conferencing, video chat, on-demand viewing, storage-based media replay, and surveillance with fixed or moving cameras. At the JVET meeting in Hobart, Australia, in April 2017, a Call for Evidence (CfE) was issued jointly as part of this study. The CfE requested information regarding video compression technology that has compression performance beyond that of HEVC. Companies and organizations who have developed compression technology that they believe to have compression capability better than that of the Main 10 Profile of the HEVC standard were kindly invited to bring such information to the JVET in response to this Call for Evidence. Additionally, contributions were solicited regarding technology that better supports newly emerging application areas of video coding. The received responses to the CfE were evaluated at the July 2017 meeting.

A subjective testing method is described for comparing 360 video projection formats using an HEVC codec. Where possible, the method draws from the JVET Call for Evidence and the JVET 360 Video Common Test Conditions.
In the v3 version, the following attachments are provided: detailed instructions for generating “evil viewport” bitstreams, and a reporting template with anchor data for equirectangular projection (ERP).
 

This document defines common test conditions (CTC), conversion practices and software reference configurations to be used in the context of HDR/WCG video coding experiments after the 6th JVET meeting. These common test conditions are recommended for use in technical contributions to the 7th and following JVET meetings, as applicable.

This document defines common test conditions and software reference configurations to be used in video codec performance evaluation for 360° video. These 360° video test conditions are also recommended for use in technical contributions to the 7th JVET meeting.

ITU-T VCEG (Q6/16) and ISO/IEC MPEG (JTC 1/SC 29/WG 11) are jointly studying the potential for standardization of video coding technology with a compression capability that significantly exceeds that of the HEVC standard (Rec. ITU-T H.265 | ISO/IEC 23008-2) and its current extensions. Such future standardization could take the form of additional extension(s) of HEVC or an entirely new standard.

This document defines common test conditions and software reference configurations to be used in video codec performance evaluation for 360° video. These 360° video test conditions are also recommended for use in technical contributions to the 6th JVET meetings.

The Joint Video Exploration Team (JVET) of ITU-T VCEG (Q6/16) and ISO/IEC MPEG (JTC 1/SC 29/WG 11) is studying the potential need to include 360-degree video coding technologies in the future video coding standard. The JVET has established a 360Lib software package that can perform projection format conversion between various projection formats as a standalone conversion tool, or in combination with encoding and decoding using HM or JEM reference software. Among the projection formats 360Lib supports, viewport generation using rectilinear projection is also included.

ITU-T VCEG (Q6/16) and ISO/IEC MPEG (JTC 1/SC 29/WG 11) are jointly studying the potential need for standardization of video coding technology with a compression capability that significantly exceeds that of the current HEVC standard (including its extensions). Such future standardization could take the form of additional extension(s) of HEVC or an entirely new standard. The scope of technology consideration performed by the Joint Video Exploration Team (JVET), an informal collaboration group of VCEG and MPEG, includes a broad variety of video source content, e.g.

This work plan was set up to explore characteristics of test sequences that were offered for usage in future video coding standardization. It is planned to evaluate picture quality of HM and JEM at approximately same bitrate for 4K sequences and 1080p sequences. The objective is to understand the characteristics of 4K/1080p test sequences and the coding performance difference between HM and JEM. New pre-selected HDR sequences are to be encoded with HM using the JVET HDR and WCG test conditions at the specified base QP values.

This document describes Exploration Experiments (EEs) planned to be performed between JVET-D (MPEG 116) and JVET-E (MPEG 117) meetings in order to get a better understanding of technologies considered for inclusion to the next version of JEM, analyse and verify their performance, complexity and interaction with existing JEM tools.

ITU-T VCEG (Q6/16) and ISO/IEC MPEG (JTC 1/SC 29/WG 11) are studying the potential need for standardization of future video coding technology with a compression capability that significantly exceeds that of the current HEVC standard (including its current extensions and near-term extensions for screen content coding and high-dynamic-range coding). The groups are working together on this exploration activity in a joint collaboration effort known as the Joint Video Exploration Team (JVET) to evaluate compression technology designs proposed by their experts in this area.

This work plan was set up to explore characteristics of test sequences that have been offered for usage in future video coding standardization.

This document is the Joint Exploration Model 1 (JEM 1) algorithm description. It describes the coding features that are under coordinated test model study by the Joint Video Exploration Team (JVET) of ITU-T VCEG and ISO/IEC MPEG as potential enhanced video coding technology beyond the capabilities of HEVC.

This work plan was set up to explore characteristics of test sequences that were offered for usage in future video coding standardization.