Multiview Video Coding (MVC)

Multiview Video Coding (MVC) is an extension of H.264/AVC video compression standard which enables efficient encoding of multiple video sequences captured simultaneously into a single, compressed video stream. MVC is used for encoding stereoscopic (two-view) video, as well 3D television. The MVC standard was adopted by BDA (Blu-ray Association) as a requirement for 3D Blu-ray titles.

MVC stream is backward compatible with H.264/AVC, which allows older devices and software to decode stereoscopic video streams, ignoring additional information for the second view.

VSS released a comprehensive implementation of MVC Encoder and Decoder in a PC SDK suitable for 3D broadcasts, 3D streaming over IP and 3D Publishing. The benefits of VSS implementations include:

• BD3D MVC Encoder framework, fully compliant with Blu-ray BD3D specification requirments. The MVC elementary streams generated by VSS MVC Encoder can be multiplexed without errors in industry leading professional Blu-ray Authoring systems like Sony BluPrint, NetBlender DoStudio and Sonic Solutions Scenarist.
• Real-time MVC CODEC for Microsoft DirectShow framework, capable of 3D streaming over IP networks. VSS MVC Encoder components can receive stereoscopic streams, encode and multiplex them and send them over IP. Target use is live 3D Cameras. VSS MVC Decoder components can receive 3D MVC encoded video, de-multiplex and decode it, then render it to any DirectShow capable stereoscopic display. Target use is 3D playout systems in Digital Cinema and IP network applications.