Advanced Professional Video
| Abbreviation | APV |
|---|---|
| Organization | IETF |
| Authors |
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| Domain | Video compression |
| Website | www |
Advanced Professional Video (APV) is video codec which is designed to be used for professional-level high-quality video recording and post production.
Features
- Low complexity and high throughput intra frame only coding without pixel domain prediction[1]
- Supports real-time encoding and decoding at resolutions up to 8K.
- Designed for low-latency applications such as live broadcasting and video conferencing.
- Optimized for parallel processing on multi-core CPUs and GPUs.
- Includes support for advanced chroma subsampling (4:2:2 and 4:4:4).
Adoption
- Android 16
- FFmpeg
- Integrated into Samsung Galaxy flagship devices starting with Galaxy S26.
- Adopted by major video editing platforms for intermediate codec usage.
Technical specifications
APV uses a hybrid block-based coding architecture, similar to H.265, but eliminates the pixel domain prediction stage. It uses transform coding with in-loop filtering and advanced motion compensation to reduce redundancy.
See also
References
- ^ Lim, Youngkwon; Park, Minwoo; Budagavi, Madhukar; Joshi, Rajan; Choi, Kwang Pyo. Advance Professional Video (Report). Internet Engineering Task Force.
2. Samsung Electronics. "Introducing APV: A Next-Generation Video Codec." Samsung Developer Conference, 2024.