Also known as H.265 or MPEG-H Part 2, HEVC is an advanced video compression standard which supersedes the earlier H.264 AVC (Advanced Video Codec) standard. HEVC offers improved data compression when compared to AVC, whilst maintaining the same level of video quality. Alternatively, HEVC can operate at the same bitrate as AVC yet provide a much improved video quality.
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