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Old 18th February 2017, 18:46   #188  |  Link
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Originally Posted by MisterXDTV View Post
??? broadcasts, discs and streaming services like Netflix and Vudu are using HEVC for UHD (HDR)

Actually I don't get why we need yet another codec, VP9 is brand new and it's just starting to be supported on hardware. VP9 Profile 2 (10/12 bit + HDR) is even newer

AV1 seems to be late to the party IMO
VP9 is quite a bit worse than HEVC, so compression improvements are welcome.
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