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Video coding format developed by Microsoft

SMPTE 421, informally known as VC-1, is a video coding format. Most of it was initially developed as Microsoft's proprietary video format Windows Media Video 9 in 2003. With some enhancements including the development of a new Advanced Profile, it was officially approved as an SMPTE standard on April 3, 2006. It was primarily marketed as a lower-complexity competitor to the H.264/MPEG-4 AVC standard. After its development, several companies other than Microsoft asserted that they held patents that applied to the technology, including Panasonic, LG Electronics and Samsung Electronics. Wikipedia →

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  1. Read the overview: VC-1A 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: VC-148 - RESECCIĂ“N LAPAROSCĂ“PICA LINFANGIOMA QUĂŤSTICOInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Petals on the WindThe most-reprinted book on the subject
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  5. Go sideways: Windows Media VideoA closely related topic

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  1. Format
  2. Microsoft codec implementations
  3. Profiles
  4. Bit rates and resolutions
  5. Other implementations
  6. Encoding software
  7. Hardware-based encoding and decoding
  8. Legal status

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