- VVC: Versatile Video Coding (H.266)
- HEVC: High Efficiency Video Coding (H.265)
- H.267
Optimizing and Enabling New Video Experiences
Video is the largest driver of internet traffic, and compression is what makes it possible to watch, share, and stream seamlessly across billions of devices. Every leap in video quality, from HD to 4K to 8K and beyond, has been enabled by more efficient codecs that shrink massive data into manageable streams.
InterDigital has contributed to multiple generations of video compression, helping set the benchmarks that define how the world watches video. Today, our research not only improves the efficiency and quality of conventional codecs, but also enables entirely new media types like volumetric video and prepares for the next wave of AI-driven codecs.
The Codec Technologies We Research
New-Generation Conventional Codecs
Our research on two-dimensional, conventional video compression enables better bitrate efficiency and high-resolution 4K, 8K, and Ultra-HD content. We advance recognized codec standards, including:
3D Immersive Codec Technologies
Newer codecs designed for 3D video enable immersive content, including volumetric video, extended reality, and telepresence. InterDigital innovation has helped compress these videos for scalable 3D and XR distribution. Our work is standardized in several immersive standards, including:
- MPEG V3C: Video-Based Visual Volumetric Codec (ISO/IEC 23090-5)
- V-PCC: Video-Based Point Cloud Compression (ISO/IEC 23090-5)
- MIV: MPEG Immersive Video (ISO/IEC 23090-12)
- MPEG Haptics
Future AI-Based Video Compression
AI-based codecs are an emerging field that leverages machine learning for dynamic compression. We are helping define the future of these high-efficiency, high-reliability compression methods with leading standards bodies, including:
- MPEG
- JVET
- ETSI
- ITU-T
The Codec Use Cases We Power
High Definition Video
No more fuzzy pictures, washed-out colors, or distortions. Our compression research has enabled the efficient, manageable bitrate delivery that makes 4K, 8K, and Ultra HD video possible.
Immersive Media
3D and immersive codecs have opened the door to new formats beyond traditional 2D. InterDigital research is powering volumetric, 3D capture and free viewpoint experiences that enable full immersion and Extended Reality (XR).
Scalable Streaming
Our contributions to HEVC and VVC standards are helping streaming platforms deliver higher quality content at lower bitrates and support a wide range of video formats, including 4K, ultra-HD, HDR, and immersive media.
Cross-Platform Interoperability
Standardized codec technologies make videos playable and consistent across browsers, devices, and operating systems, ensuring a seamless viewing experience for users and reducing integration complexity for content providers.
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Where We Are Leading Codec Advancements
InterDigital partners with and contributes to key standards bodies to advance video compression technology, including MPEG, JVET, ETSI, and ITU.
CompressAI is our open source testing platform for AI-based codecs, designed to simplify the development process and speed up innovation. We have also collaborated with SiloAI to create CompressAI-Vision, an open source extension of CompressAI focused on machine vision applications.
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Video is an increasingly integral part of life. As demand increases and creativity drives new forms of media, InterDigital will be at the foundation of video progress, developing the standards and technologies that enable the next generation of storytelling and visual communication.
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