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H.265/HEVC gets the approval from the ITU

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So the new video codec gets the go-ahead...from the initial reports it's actually quite promising. Much smaller video file sizes and lower bandwidth, especially at higher resolutions. But all this at the cost of increased decoding/encoding processing requirements (at least for now). My guess is it'll take a full year to implement H.265 into new hardware, but this would make 1080p and 4K video content more widespread. Hello 4K smart TVs, monitors, consoles and games....YAY!!!

Source: http://www.itu.int/net/pressoffice/press_releases/2013/01.aspx#.UQjBs79jt8H

Decent Write-Up: http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/147000-h-265-standard-finalized-could-finally-replace-mpeg-2-and-usher-in-uhdtv

Am I the only one that want's to see LinusTechTips at greater than 1080p? Any thoughts?

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Is this something i'll be able to install on my pc without any hardware upgrades?

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Is this something i'll be able to install on my pc without any hardware upgrades?
I think most current, powerful PC systems won't have a problem using software for video playback (unlike current phones, tablets, etc.) , but new chips with hardware support are the true future...most likely available in mid 2014.
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Now if only encoding in H.265 was more efficiant. My 4770k crawls when trying to encode from a bluray source.

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HEVC decoding is already implemented in hardware on mobile chips and TVs. Desktops are lagging behind, but it shouldn't be a big deal since we have powerful CPUs to decode it anyway.

Now we just need x.265 to get better...

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I personally don't think that H.265 will become Mainstream. VP9 codec seems to be the way forward for many hi res video streaming. Especially when you got Google advocating it

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I personally don't think that H.265 will become Mainstream. VP9 codec seems to be the way forward for many hi res video streaming. Especially when you got Google advocating it

Yes, but there are already hardware H.265/HEVC encoders/decoders out there in SOCs ;)

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