Update on the emerging versatile video coding (VVC) standard and its applications

Abstract

Finalized in July 2020, the Versatile Video Coding (VVC) standard has begun moving beyond the abstract world of standardization into a diverse range of systems and products [5--7]. This presentation will provide updated information about this important standard, including new information about recent developments since completion of this major standardization project. The standard was developed by an ITU-T/ISO/IEC Joint Video Experts Team (JVET) of the ISO/IEC MPEG and ITU-T VCEG working groups and has been formally approved and published as Recommendation H.266 by ITU-T and as International Standard ISO/IEC 23090-3 by ISO and IEC. Verification Testing of the capabilities of VVC has confirmed its major benefit in compression capability over previous standards for several key types of video content, including emerging applications such as ultra-high resolution and high dynamic range usage, screen content sharing and 360° immersive VR/AR/XR applications [8--10]. The presentation will include the discussion of these developments and also information on • Open-source and other software availability and its uses • Recent and upcoming deployments of products and services using VVC • Incorporation of VVC into system environments and related standards • A new second edition of VVC including an extension for high bit rate and high bit depth applications • Metadata support in VVC using the new VSEI standard • Explorations in JVET for potential future video coding technology beyond VVC Additional resources for further information will also be provided (e.g., [1--4]).