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HEVC bitstream formats and decoder configuration record

HEVC (also known as H.265 and ISO/IEC MPEG-H Part 2) is a successor of AVC and was released in 2013. At the high level HEVC elementary bitstream is the sequence of NAL Units (Network Abstraction Layer Units). There are two main ways of storing NAL Units sequence into byte-stream: Annex B is commonly used for … Continue reading HEVC bitstream formats and decoder configuration record

MPEG-4 Visual: location of high level video parameters in elementary bitstream

MPEG-4 Visual (also referred to as MPEG-4 Part 2 and ISO/IEC 14496-2) was initially released by MPEG in 1999. It maintains backward compatibility with H.263, developed by the ITU-T group. This means that any video encoded with H.263 can be decoded by an MPEG-4 Visual decoder. However, MPEG-4 Visual incorporates additional features beyond the scope … Continue reading MPEG-4 Visual: location of high level video parameters in elementary bitstream

MPEG-4 Visual: high level bitstream overview

MPEG-4 Visual (also recognized as MPEG-4 Part 2 and ISO/IEC 14496-2) initially released in 1999 under MPEG’s guidance. It retains backward compatibility with H.263, developed by the ITU-T group. This implies that any video encoded with H.263 can be decoded using an MPEG-4 Visual decoder. However, MPEG-4 Visual have additional features beyond the scope of … Continue reading MPEG-4 Visual: high level bitstream overview

Release 1.4.448

We are pleased to announce new release of Virinext Bitstream Analyzer. A main feature coming in this release is new widget for displaying decoded video frames. Virinext Bitstream Analyzer will help you to understand your video files better with this feature. You can download new version on Download page. For license acquiring please check Buy … Continue reading Release 1.4.448

VVC: high level bitstream overview

VVC (Versatile Video Coding) also known as H.266 is successor of HEVC video compression with two main goals: improve compression quality up to  30-50% for the same bitrate and the support for a wide range of applications(like High Definition, HDR, immersive media such as 360 video). JVET and MPEG working groups has released VVC on … Continue reading VVC: high level bitstream overview

Release 1.2.304

We are pleased to announce new release of Virinext Bitstream Analyzer. Main features coming in this release are two new widgets.First widget is bitrate viewer that displays bitrate diagram for selected input video or audio bitstream. Second one is HEX viewer which can be used to deep look into syntax elements bytes.Another highlighted feature is … Continue reading Release 1.2.304

MPEG Audio: high level bitstream overview

Initially standardized as part of the MPEG-1 specification, MPEG Audio compression became available in 1993 after the releasing the first version as an international standard ISO/IEC 11172-3, known as MPEG-1 Audio or MPEG-1 Part 3. A subsequent iteration extended the MPEG-2 Audio specification, known as MPEG-2.5 audio, which was developed at Fraunhofer IIS. It’s important … Continue reading MPEG Audio: high level bitstream overview

Release 1.1.237

We are pleased to announce new release of Virinext Bitstream Analyzer. A main new feature coming in this release is a VVC video parsing.Virinext Bitstream Analyzer provides both in-deep analysis and displaying of VVC syntax elements and high-level GOP and general bitstream information overview. Another highlighted features includes: You can download new version on Download … Continue reading Release 1.1.237

VP9: high level bitstream overview

VP9 video compression standard was developed by Google and released in 2013. VP9 is an open and royalty-free video coding format. This article provides a high level overview of VP9 bitstream syntax. In the article we will describe main syntax elements of VP9 video and show the location of some parameters of the video in … Continue reading VP9: high level bitstream overview