Overview of H.266/VVC Video Coding Standard and Its Key Technologies
H.266/VVC, the next‑generation video coding standard finalized in 2020, delivers roughly 50 % bitrate savings over H.265/HEVC with modestly higher decoding complexity, introduces advanced intra‑ and inter‑prediction, transform, quantization, entropy and loop‑filtering tools, and faces patent‑pool and adoption challenges before widespread smartphone integration around 2026.