<s>
Low	O
Complexity	O
Enhancement	O
Video	B-Algorithm
Coding	I-Algorithm
(	O
LCEVC	B-Algorithm
)	O
is	O
a	O
ISO/IEC	O
video	B-Algorithm
coding	I-Algorithm
standard	I-Algorithm
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Moving	O
Picture	O
Experts	O
Group	O
(	O
MPEG	O
)	O
under	O
the	O
project	O
name	O
MPEG-5	O
Part	O
2	O
LCEVC	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
LCEVC	B-Algorithm
specifies	O
an	O
enhancement	O
layer	O
which	O
,	O
when	O
combined	O
with	O
a	O
base	O
video	O
encoded	O
with	O
a	O
separate	O
codec	O
,	O
produces	O
an	O
enhanced	O
video	O
stream	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LCEVC	B-Algorithm
leverages	O
a	O
base	O
video	O
codec	O
(	O
e.g.	O
,	O
AVC	B-Application
,	O
HEVC	B-Algorithm
,	O
VP9	B-Algorithm
,	O
AV1	B-Application
,	O
EVC	B-Algorithm
or	O
VVC	B-Algorithm
)	O
and	O
employs	O
an	O
efficient	O
low-complexity	O
enhancement	O
that	O
adds	O
up	O
to	O
two	O
layers	O
of	O
encoded	O
residuals	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
normative	O
signalled	O
up-sampling	O
methods	O
,	O
that	O
correct	O
artifacts	O
produced	O
by	O
the	O
base	O
video	O
codec	O
and	O
add	O
detail	O
and	O
sharpness	O
for	O
the	O
final	O
output	O
video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LCEVC	B-Algorithm
can	O
be	O
implemented	O
with	O
software	O
updates	O
for	O
encoders	O
and	O
decoders	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
leverage	O
available	O
hardware	O
acceleration	O
for	O
graphics	O
processing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
possible	O
for	O
licensed	O
users	O
of	O
the	O
V-NOVA	O
P+	O
codec	O
to	O
encode	O
LCEVC	B-Algorithm
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2018	O
,	O
MPEG	O
issued	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
requirements	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
video	B-Algorithm
coding	I-Algorithm
standard	I-Algorithm
and	O
a	O
Call	O
for	O
Proposals	O
for	O
Low	O
Complexity	O
Enhancement	O
Video	B-Algorithm
Coding	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
IBC	O
2019	O
a	O
preliminary	O
implementation	O
for	O
encoding	O
and	O
decoding	O
the	O
forthcoming	O
MPEG-5	O
Part	O
2	O
LCEVC	B-Algorithm
was	O
demonstrated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
October	O
2020	O
at	O
the	O
132nd	O
MPEG	O
meeting	O
,	O
LCEVC	B-Algorithm
is	O
completed	O
reaching	O
Final	O
Draft	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2021	O
,	O
MPEG	O
Video	O
validated	O
the	O
Verification	O
Test	O
of	O
LCEVC	B-Algorithm
(	O
Low	O
Complexity	O
Enhancement	O
Video	B-Algorithm
Coding	I-Algorithm
)	O
standard	O
(	O
ISO/IEC	O
23094-2	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Test	O
results	O
tended	O
to	O
indicate	O
an	O
overall	O
benefit	O
also	O
when	O
using	O
LCEVC	B-Algorithm
to	O
enhance	O
AVC	B-Application
,	O
HEVC	B-Algorithm
,	O
EVC	B-Algorithm
and	O
VVC	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2021	O
,	O
V-NOVA	O
LCEVC	B-Algorithm
Licensing	O
Terms	O
were	O
announced	O
for	O
Entertainment	O
Video	O
Services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
software	O
development	O
kit	O
and	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
reference	O
integrations	O
that	O
add	O
MPEG-5	O
Part	O
2	O
LCEVC	B-Algorithm
(	O
ISO/IEC	O
23094-2	O
)	O
encoding	O
and	O
decoding	O
to	O
any	O
existing	O
video	O
delivery	O
workflow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
V-NOVA	O
LCEVC	B-Algorithm
is	O
an	O
implementation	O
of	O
MPEG-5	O
Part	O
2	O
LCEVC	B-Algorithm
,	O
the	O
codec-agnostic	O
(	O
ISO/IEC	O
)	O
enhancement	O
standard	O
capable	O
of	O
providing	O
higher	O
quality	O
at	O
up	O
to	O
40%	O
lower	O
bitrates	O
than	O
codecs	O
used	O
natively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
per	O
Jan	O
Ozer	O
's	O
report	O
,	O
LCEVC	B-Algorithm
Technology	O
entitled	O
LCEVC	B-Algorithm
x264	O
Report	O
:	O
Live	O
Sports	O
&	O
eGames	O
,	O
ABR	O
Ladder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2022	O
,	O
SBTVD	B-Device
Forum	I-Device
approved	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
technologies	O
for	O
SBTVD	O
3.0	O
which	O
include	O
MPEG-5	B-Algorithm
LCEVC	I-Algorithm
,	O
V-NOVA	O
&	O
Harmonic	O
’s	O
submission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2022	O
,	O
ISO/IEC	O
published	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
tests	O
and	O
procedures	O
to	O
verify	O
whether	O
bitstreams	O
and	O
decoders	O
meet	O
normative	O
requirements	O
specified	O
in	O
the	O
MPEG-5	B-Algorithm
LCEVC	I-Algorithm
part	O
2	O
standard	O
in	O
order	O
for	O
implementers	O
of	O
LCEVC	B-Algorithm
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
test	O
the	O
functioning	O
and	O
verify	O
the	O
conformance	O
of	O
their	O
implementations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stefano	O
Battista	O
,	O
Guido	O
Meardi	O
,	O
Simone	O
Ferrara	O
,	O
Lorenzo	O
Ciccarelli	O
,	O
Massimo	O
Conti	O
and	O
Simone	O
Orcioni	O
are	O
the	O
co-authors	O
of	O
Low	O
Complexity	O
Enhancement	O
Video	B-Algorithm
Coding	I-Algorithm
(	O
LCEVC	B-Algorithm
)	O
Standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xilinx	O
has	O
already	O
incorporated	O
LC	O
EVC	B-Algorithm
technology	O
into	O
its	O
chipsets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Brazilian	O
SBTVD	B-Device
Forum	I-Device
will	O
adopt	O
MPEG-5	B-Algorithm
LCEVC	I-Algorithm
in	O
its	O
future	O
broadcast	B-Operating_System
television	O
system	O
,	O
TV	O
3.0	O
,	O
expected	O
to	O
launch	O
in	O
2024	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
base	O
layer	O
encoded	O
with	O
VVC	B-Algorithm
(	O
H.266	B-Algorithm
)	O
will	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
broadcast	B-Operating_System
and	O
broadband	B-General_Concept
delivery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LCEVC	B-Algorithm
is	O
proprietary	B-Application
to	O
V-Nova	O
and	O
subject	O
to	O
V-Nova	O
'	O
s	O
proprietary	B-Application
licence	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Therefore	O
,	O
distribution	O
of	O
any	O
pre-compiled	B-Application
subsystem	O
is	O
strictly	O
prohibited	O
,	O
even	O
between	O
group	O
companies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
means	O
V-Nova	O
is	O
against	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
(	O
payment	O
to	O
V-Nova	O
)	O
decoders	O
for	O
free	O
public	O
use	O
in	O
video	O
players	O
or	O
integrated	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
box	O
into	O
web-browsers	B-Application
or	O
Operating	B-General_Concept
Systems	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
