High-Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC), also called H.265 or MPEG-H Part 2, helps videos look better and save time. Moving Picture Experts Group and International Telecommunication Union-Telecommunication Standardization Sector created a new video codec called Advanced Video Coding.

HEVC’s main goal is to reduce the amount of data needed to store and send video content without sacrificing quality. This makes it a highly desirable technology for various applications, including video streaming, surveillance, and broadcasting. HEVC is 25-50% better at compressing data at the same video quality. With HEVC, you can send better videos using the same amount of bandwidth or less bandwidth.

H.265 is a good way to stream high-resolution videos over limited bandwidth connections. For example, streaming a 1080p video over a 4G LTE USB modem might take a lot of bandwidth. With H.265, you can stream the same video at a lower bit rate without losing quality. This makes HEVC particularly useful for mobile streaming and other bandwidth-constrained applications.

HEVC also supports high resolutions, up to 8192×4320, including 8K ultra-high definition (UHD) videos. This means that HEVC can handle future video formats that might require higher resolutions, making it a future-proof technology. However, it is essential to note that the high-resolution and improved coding efficiency of HEVC come at a cost. HEVC can be computationally expensive to encode and decode, requiring more processing power and potentially increasing energy consumption.

Even though there might be problems, many businesses, like surveillance systems, are using HEVC. Many surveillance products, like those offered by Collsam Security, are already H.265 compliant. This allows for improved video quality and efficient video storage and transmission for surveillance purposes. HEVC is a new way to make videos smaller. There are many uses for it. It will become the standard for video coding in the future.