The Gold Standard for High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) H.265 encoder

x265™ High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) is based on the x264™ codec (widely recognized as the best-in-class H.264 codec implementation). It is by far the most widely used HEVC (H.265) encoder in the world, powering the encoding capabilities of many leading open-source applications including FFMPEG and VLC. Its widespread usage combined with the collaborative open-source development model helped to create a robust implementation compared to any other proprietary H.265 encoders.

x265™ is licensed by more than a dozen leading commercial broadcast and web video encoding system vendors including Telestream, BBright, Sorenson Media, Pegasys, and Capella Systems. Furthermore, it is used by leading video streaming services, movie studios, postproduction facilities, video system developers and software developers worldwide.

Application areas of x265™ will include encoding High Definition (HD) and Ultra High Definition (UHD 4K) video for TV broadcasters, live and web based streaming services, OTT, VOD, Adaptive Bit Rate (ABR) streaming services, video teleconferencing, video games, eSports, cloud gaming etc.

Key features include:

• Fast Adaptive Bitrate Encoding
• High Performance Live Encoding
• Quality Optimized Live Encoding
• GPU Accelerated HEVC Encoding
• Optimized Capped-VBR Encoding
• Optimized Encoding for ABR Streaming