ITU approves the H.265 format, will let people stream 1080p content with half the bandwidth and 4K v
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[url]http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/25/h265-is-approved/[/url]
[quote=TechCrunch]The ITU has approved a new video format that could bring 4k video to future broadband networks, while also making streaming HD video available even on bandwidth-constrained mobile networks. The H.265 standard, also informally known as High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC), is designed to provide high-quality streaming video, even on low-bandwidth networks.[/quote]
YES!
What are Youtube and Netflix going to do with all there extra bandwith now? :v:
[QUOTE=Saxon;39366821]What are Youtube and Netflix going to do with all there extra bandwith now? :v:[/QUOTE]
Stream more 4K video?
[editline]26th January 2013[/editline]
Take over the world? :v:
Cool, I have enough bandwidth on my line for 4k!
I only have 2 Mbps, fml :suicide:
[editline]26th January 2013[/editline]
Wait, does that mean i will be able to watch 1080p on youtube soon? I can almost watch 720p in realtime on my shitty 2 mbit line :v:
[QUOTE=Saxon;39366821]What are Youtube and Netflix going to do with all there extra bandwith now? :v:[/QUOTE]
More cats
Does the licensing allow this to be used in HTML5 video? I know H.264 couldn't be used because of problems around that
Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees.
[QUOTE=Saxon;39366821]What are Youtube and Netflix going to do with all there extra bandwith now? :v:[/QUOTE]
Change their layout
[quote]4K streaming could be possible with as little as 20-30 Mbps of bandwidth[/quote]
Not really sure what to think about that. I guess that's good or bad. I'm not sure.
[QUOTE=TheJoker;39367092]Not really sure what to think about that. I guess that's good or bad. I'm not sure.[/QUOTE]
umm it's great because you won't need an amazing internet connection to play higher quality video
[QUOTE=DrogenViech;39366856]I only have 2 Mbps, fml :suicide:
[editline]26th January 2013[/editline]
Wait, does that mean i will be able to watch 1080p on youtube soon? I can almost watch 720p in realtime on my shitty 2 mbit line :v:[/QUOTE]
40Mbps :)
[QUOTE=SGI Onyx;39367147]40Mbps :)[/QUOTE]
I'm sure that makes things so much better for him to know that.
[QUOTE=smurfy;39366888]Does the licensing allow this to be used in HTML5 video? I know H.264 couldn't be used because of problems around that[/QUOTE]
I thought it came down to the browser implementation. Like Firefox didn't want to pay the license, but Apple, Google, and Microsoft were willing to.
[editline]26th January 2013[/editline]
[QUOTE=Oicani Gonzales;39367008]if only youtube actually used my 600kB/s download speed instead of 30kB/s when i'm watching 720/1080[/QUOTE]
Yeah Youtube is a huge turd sometimes.
I can play 720p or 1080p video fine most of the time, but then somedays it'll buffer every 3 seconds on 360p.
The world progresses in need for more bandwidth to download and watch things.
While companies insist that people have bandwidth caps, disallowing you to freely roam the internet.
It's absurd.
300kBs/ :(
Hopefully this will allow 1080p to be broadcast on terrestrial TV in the future.
[QUOTE=Genericenemy;39367434]Hopefully this will allow 1080p to be broadcast on terrestrial TV in the future.[/QUOTE]
I just wish they would stop compressing everything out the ass on freesat, its worse than YouTube 240p sometimes.
[QUOTE=smurfy;39366888]Does the licensing allow this to be used in HTML5 video? I know H.264 couldn't be used because of problems around that[/QUOTE]
It's being licensed buy the ISO so, it really depends on how forward they want to be with this codec.
Oh boy I can't wait for 4K porn to roll out
[QUOTE=Saxon;39366821]What are Youtube and Netflix going to do with all there extra bandwith now? :v:[/QUOTE]
Maybe let you actually friggin cache the videos for once so that you can watch them without stutters on a 50Mb connection.
Maybe eSports events will finally be able to fucking stream the events at a watchable quality, without 30-second lag spikes.
[QUOTE=nikomo;39367680]Maybe eSports events will finally be able to fucking stream the events at a watchable quality, without 30-second lag spikes.[/QUOTE]
That's more to do with them having local computers incapable of actually encoding stuff on the fly at high enough resolutions.
A 1080p stream takes a few Mb of bandwidth to pump out, but it takes a lot of hardware to actually render in real time at reasonable quality levels.
[QUOTE=Genericenemy;39367434]Hopefully this will allow 1080p to be broadcast on terrestrial TV in the future.[/QUOTE]
1080p is already supported in the ATSC standard with mpeg-2, terrestrial tv has a max bandwidth of around 18 Mb/s
Glad to see media standards are improving all-round (With the exception of MP3)
[QUOTE=FlubberNugget;39367789]Glad to see media standards are improving all-round (With the exception of MP3)[/QUOTE]
MP3 has been improved! AAC/M4A/MP4 is the latest audio standard!
[QUOTE=OogalaBoogal;39367876]MP3 has been improved! AAC/M4A/MP4 is the latest audio standard![/QUOTE]
improved, but not adapted as much as it should be
I don't have a 4K monitor yet so whatever.
[QUOTE=B!N4RY;39367598]Oh boy I can't wait for 4K porn to roll out[/QUOTE]
It's already horrible in 1080p because you see pimples, stretch marks and scars, it'd be terrifying not arousing.
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