- Extension
- .hevc
- .ircam
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Video
- Audio
- Developer
- Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG)
- Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique / Musique
- Description
- The High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) file, commonly known by its file extension .hevc, represents a video compression format designed to substantially improve coding efficiency compared to its predecessor, H.264/AVC. Aimed at enabling higher resolution video content such as 4K and 8K, HEVC is adept at maintaining high-quality video at roughly half the bitrate, significantly reducing file sizes without compromising on visual fidelity. This efficiency makes HEVC particularly valuable in streaming media applications.
- IRCAM SDIF (Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique Sound Description Interchange Format). Used by academic music software such as the CSound package, and the MixView sound sample editor.
- MIME Type
- video/x-h265
- audio/x-ircam
