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		Shish2k on Oct 26, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google added HEVC support in Chrome Aside from all the patent nonsense, what is even up with that naming? “Advanced" -> "High Efficiency" -> “Versatile" is nearly as bad as USB marketing… Can we not just stick to h264 -> h265 -> h266?

kasabali on Oct 26, 2022 [–]

You can. Both are official names, one is of the MPEG standard while the other one is of the ITU one.

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