Coding Video: A Practical Guide to HEVC and Beyond

As new codec technologies emerge, opportunities and challenges are created. More powerful codecs such as the new High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) format have the potential to enable the delivery of faster, better quality and richer media to our homes and handsets. At the same time, the task of implementing and optimising video coding products increases in complexity. The challenge for designers and implementers is further complicated by issues such as interoperability and patent licensing. “Coding Video” will provide a practical and up to date guide to this complex and rapidly changing landscape. It will give the reader the necessary context to understand the field, and in addition to the technical fundamentals, it will cover historical background, interoperability and transport, and commercial issues such as patents and licensing.