Electronics and chip manufacturers go to VP9 codec for 4k video support

A number of parts manufacturers, including LG, Samsung and Sony, Google’s royalty-free VP9 codec support. Also, various chip manufacturers such as Intel and Qualcomm, have indicated that they have the codec for 4k video is interesting, will embrace it.

After the also royalty-free VP8 codec, wrapped in a WebM container, by Google, without much success pushed as an alternative to the less free to use h.264, aims to be the internetgigant the VP9 codec to promote as a response to the royalty-free hevc-codec, previously known as h.265. In the run-up to the CES seem to Google a number of important players to have won. So promise LG, Panasonic, Samsung, Sharp, Sony and Toshiba that future hardware, such as televisions, the codec will support.

Not less important are the promises of chip manufacturers, such as those from ARM, Intel, Broadcom and Marvell. This enables future socs and processors cores get that with VP9 compressed video hardware can decompress. In total, Google have a list drawn up with 19 hardware.

Google wants VP9 mainly work for the provision of 4k content on its YouTube platform. The codec compresses a factor of two better than the h.264, and is according to Google, free to use. For the hevc codec manufacturers royalties payable. YouTube and Google expect the first compatible hardware in 2015 on the market. Nevertheless, connect YouTube not out yet that it is also uhd material with the equally efficient hevc codec will offer. Opposite GigaOM let a ceo know that YouTube is not on a new ‘codecoorlog’.