HEVC stands for high-efficiency video coding, which is a video compression standard. It is also known as H.265 and is the successor to Advanced Video Coding, or H.264 (one of the compression schemes used by Blu-ray. 9 'hev1'/'hvc1' are code points used to signal different packaging of the stream in the container mp4 file. There is no change in the coding itself. It is possible to round trip between the two modes.

HEVC or High Efficiency Video Coding is a popular codec used by companies around the world. Earlier MKV and HEVC codec required a 3rd party media player like VLC to work but Microsoft added the support for both when they launched Windows 10.
File extension hvc1 is associated with the H.265 / HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding) video compression file format introduced in 2013. It supports resolutions up to 8192×4320, including 8K UHD and improved improved video quality at the same bit rate than its predecessor known as H.264.
If I download something like 5kplayer, will I be able to view and edit H.265 files in my editing software or would I actually need some type of third party H.265 codec installed? It looks like I might just need to transcode the H.265 files to H.264 using Handbrake until Windows 10 is able to decode H.265.

VLC Codec Pack is a fully-featured Windows codec pack which provides many of the video codecs which already come installed with VLC Media Player. Therefore you're giving other media players on your PC the same ability to playback media without the need of VLC Media Player.

This installation includes many of the most common codecs, available for free, like ffdshow, XviD, DivX and many others. You also get to install audio codecs providing the ability to use Lame MP3, among others.

Certainly a helpful thing to install, especially if you have a fresh installation of Windows up and running.

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What Is Hvc1 Format

ffdshow DirectShow Video Codec 20130123 x86 Revision 4500 by Cole
ffdshow DirectShow Video Codec 20130123 x64 Revision 4500 by Cole
LAV Video decoder 0.55.1 x86 & x64
XviD Video (Encoder) Codec v1.3.2
Lagarith Lossless Video (Encoder) Codec v1.3.27 x86 & x64
Flash Video Splitter/Decoder v1.6.5.6366 x86 & x64
AC3Filter v2.5b AC3/DTS Decoder x86 & x64

VLC Codec Pack 2.0.5 on 32-bit and 64-bit PCs

This download is licensed as freeware for the Windows (32-bit and 64-bit) operating system on a laptop or desktop PC from video codec packs without restrictions. VLC Codec Pack 2.0.5 is available to all software users as a free download for Windows.

Though this program tested positive for virus tests, some people don't view it as a virus or malware. This could mean toolbars or system modifications.

Hvc1 Codec Download

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Major release: VLC Codec Pack 2.0