X265

X265
Other namesH.265, HEVC/H.265
Developer(s)MulticoreWare
Initial release2013 (11 years ago) (2013)
Stable release
4.0[1] Edit this on Wikidata / 13 September 2024; 2 months ago (13 September 2024)
Repository
Written inC++, x86 assembly
Standard(s)High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC)
TypeVideo codec
LicenseGPL-2.0-or-later,[2] or optionally an on-request commercial license[3]
Websitex265.org

x265 is an encoder for creating digital video streams in the High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC/H.265) video compression format developed by the Joint Collaborative Team on Video Coding (JCT-VC).[4][5][6] It is available as a command-line app or a software library, under the terms of GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2 or later; however, customers may request a commercial license.[3][7]

  1. ^ "release: Release notes for v4.0". Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Bitbucket". bitbucket.org.
  3. ^ a b "x265 Mission Statement". Bitbucket. 2013-07-24. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
  4. ^ Joel Hruska (2013-07-23). "H.265 benchmarked: Does the next-generation video codec live up to expectations?". ExtremeTech. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
  5. ^ Chris Angelini (2013-07-23). "Next-Gen Video Encoding: x265 Tackles HEVC/H.265". Tom's Hardware. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
  6. ^ "HEVC / H.265 Explained". x265. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
  7. ^ "x265 Development Road Map". Bitbucket. 2013-07-23. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2013-07-23.