HEVC, The Next Big Thing?

Cyrille Berson, Director of Product Management

June 2013

Agenda
What is HEVC? HEVC comparison with AVC Benefits and challenges of HEVC
1080i content with HEVC What is the optimal architecture ?

HEVC new market opportunities

Extending HD video delivery

Market timeline Envivios approach VOD demo: 1080p30 at 3.0Mbps

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HEVC | What is it?

High Efficiency Video Codec, aka H.265 Jointly developed by ISO/IEC MPEG and ITU-T VCEG group (JCT-VC) Primary goal: 50% better compression than H.264 x2 Resolutions up to 8,192 x 4320 (8K) 2013, January: ITU-T H.265, ISO/IEC 23008-2 Royalties pending x2 Next
H.264/MPEG-4 Part 10 (DVD Video, Blu-ray, Digital Video Broadcasting, SVCD)

H.265/HEVC (DVD Video, Blu-ray, Digital Video Broadcasting, SVCD)

Scalable HEVC HEVC-3D

H.261 (Visio-conf)

H.263 (Visio-conf)

MPEG-4 Part 2 (Video on Internet )

H.262/MPEG-2 Part 2 (DVD Video, Blu-ray, Digital Video Broadcasting, SVCD) MPEG-1 Part 2 (Video-CD)

1990

1993

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

HEVC comparison with AVC

Classical hybrid video coding scheme Some features from H.264/MPEG-4 AVC

Many new features

High level syntax Multiple references Flexible GOP structure Weighted prediction Quantization Binary arithmetic coding engine

HEVC comparison with AVC

Functionality Block partitioning H.264/MPEG-4 AVC Square, symmetric HEVC Square, symmetric, asymmetric

CU is either inter or intra CU divided into PU

Predefined set of partitions Square only in intra

HEVC comparison with AVC

Functionality Intra prediction Intra mode prediction H.264/MPEG-4 AVC 9 modes 1 MPM
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17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2

HEVC 35 modes 3 MPMs

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34

0 : Intra_Planar 1 : Intra_DC

HEVC comparison with AVC

HEVC AVC

Intra prediction
Motion prediction

33 modes Prediction depending on PU size

Based on multiple candidate vectors Motion merge mode Improved skip mode Blocks up to 64x64 Based on DCT interpolation (DCT-IF) TU from 4x4 to 32x32 Better integer transform Quantization at CU level depending on CU size CABAC only Deblocking filter Adaptive loop filter Sample adaptive offset Progressive tools only

8 modes
Based on 1 vector

Inter prediction Transform and quantization Entropy coding Loop filters

Blocks up to 16x16 Bilinear interpolation 4x4 and 8x8

CABAC + CAVLC Deblocking filter

Interlaced modes

Interlaced and progressive tools

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HEVC | Technical Challenges

No interlaced support as in AVC HEVC increases encoding complexity
Requires more horsepower (2 to 3 times more) No encoding chipsets available, SW is the only solution

Players
Hardware: STB chipsets in development not mature yet Software: Decoders developed for PC, tablets and smartphones 720p30 decoding on tablets

HEVC | Process 1080i content with HEVC?

HEVC designed for progressive material encoding Broadcast world still massively using interlaced video content H.264/MPEG-4 AVC

All targeted displays are progressive

Legacy SD contents 15 years of 1080i contents (still counting)

Concerns about efficiency of HEVC on interlaced material? Syntax is available

Picture Adaptive Frame Field (PAFF) Macroblock Adaptive Frame Field (MBAFF)

Field or Frame coding signaling possible through VUI/SEI Signaling constrained to Coded Video Sequence (CVS) Adaptive Frame/Field switching possible on IDR only using SEI SEI message not mandatory for decoder conformance

HEVC | Interlacing in HEVC

Frame only coding
HEVC Frame Coding

Interlaced source

Interlaced encoded frame

Field only coding

Separate fields HEVC Field Coding Fields Interlaced source Encoded fields Interlaced encoded frame Interlace

Sequence adaptive field frame coding (SAFF)

Separate fields HEVC Field Coding Interlace

GOP Decision Field/Frame? Interlaced source

Fields

Encoded fields

HEVC Frame Coding

Interlaced encoded frame

Interlaced frame

Encoded interlaced frame

HEVC | Interlacing in HEVC

- Reference: AVC with PAFF+MBAFF - Sequences set: interlaced ~Bit rate savings* (YUV) - Reference: AVC - Sequences set: progressive ~Bit rate savings* (YUV)

HEVC frame -3%

HEVC field -29%

HEVC SAFF -33%

HEVC frame
-34%

- Reference: AVC with PAFF+MBAFF - Sequences set: interlaced ~Bit rate savings* (YUV)

HEVC field
-29%

*sources: JCTVC-K0250, JCTVC-K0331

HEVC | Interlacing in HEVC

HEVC is handling efficiently interlaced video contents

Field coding is satisfactory Additional gain is possible with SAFF, provided

A good frame field switching decision at the encoder A decoder compliant with SAFF SEI message

Creation of the Interlace AhG

103th MPEG meeting, January 2013 No evidence showing additional interlace coding tools are needed

HEVC | Encoding Architecture

Requirements

Implement existing and new codec Consider pre-processing depending on use cases
field splitting, de-interlacing, inverse telecine Multiple resolutions (Mobile)
ASI SDI
A/V Extract Video Analysis

And also appropriate inputs and outputs

Processing Codecs Wrap

SPTS over IP

RTP,
DASH, HLS, HDS, HSS OTT Files

Files

RC Targets

VBV info

Complexities

StatMux Allocator

Multiplexer

MPTS

HEVC | Encoding Architecture

Software solution Easy reconfiguration

SW

Easy hardware upgrade

1 to N (Mobile) 1 to 1 (4k HEVC) N to N (Broadcast)

OS

Easy software upgrade

Abstraction to platform (OS) Benefits from HEVC encoding technology performance progression

HW

HEVC | Extending HD video delivery

New broadcast networks

Terrestrial (DVB-T2)
40 Mbps

Satellite (DVB-S2) 30 to 60 % bandwidth increase Extension of HDTV channels

Current demand New demand

SD

HD

4K

4K/UHD announced TV displays starting to be available 4K/UHD contents already produced for a few years (TV series) 51 to 74% reported subjective gains

HEVC particularly efficient on very high resolutions.

HEVC | Extending HD video delivery

Telecom access network (telco)
Demand

100Mbps for 4G (from 3Mbps for 3G) Unicast video delivery

Bandwidth divided by users number

New generation of mobile terminals

Smartphone and tablets Supporting HDTV or even higher resolution

HEVC allows encoding 720p for small screens at 1 Mbps

Expected growth for mobile video in the coming years: 75% Telcos are already under pressure

HEVC | Consumer Market Potential

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HEVC | Target Client Devices

First targets PCs, tablets and
Installed base in millions
5000

smartphones
Yearly updates Software decoders Decoding chipsets will be ready in 2013

4500

4000

3500

HEVC decoding in consumer

devices

3000

Smartphones Tablets

2500

Set Top boxes

2000

Digital TV sets
1500

1000

500

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Devices HEVC decode capable

(Source MRG)

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HEVC | Market Timeline

First HEVC deployments for OTT (VOD then Live) HEVC standard validation HEVC encoding HD 1080p HEVC encoding 4K VOD

HEVC encoding 4K Live

H1 2013

H2 2013

H1 2014

H2 2014

H1 2015

H2 2015

First HEVC Decoders (1080p)

HEVC Lab trials

FIFA World cup 4K broadcast (Japan)

First commercial services in 4K

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HEVC | Benefits
Telcos Same quality at lower bitrate
Increase IPTV eligibility HD over 4G networks Bring HD to nomad viewers

OTT cut CDN costs in half Cable/DTT/DTH Launch 4K services

Higher resolutions within the same bandwidth

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Envivios Advantages
4Caster G4 is built to support HEVC
Future proof platform

Early Time To Market

Own software codec, designed from ground up Unlike HW vendor, not dependent on 3rd party encoding chipsets

HEVC is just a software update

Add HEVC support to Envivio installed base

HEVC work will help enhance H.264 and MPEG-2 performance

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HEVC | Envivio Split-Screen Demo

HEVC vs. AVC

Use case: same objective video quality Source video content: 1080P@30 fps Encodings: HEVC @ 3Mbps & AVC @ 6Mbps HEVC stream generated with the HM (offline encoding)
HEVC encoding YUV source AVC encoding HEVC decoding

YUV
AVC decoding

HEVC & AVC Side by side

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