Low Complexity Enhancement Video Codec Decoder (LCEVCdec) is the primary MPEG-5 Part 2 decoder SDK repository maintained by V-Nova. To learn what the LCEVC codec is and how it works, please refer to the V-Nova documentation portal.

• Decode LCEVC compliant bitstreams
• Support for YUV and NV12 base inputs
• Support for a range of colour formats including BT709 and BT2020
• Support for bit-depths up to 14bit and HDR
• Support for ABR ladders
• CPU pixel processing stage
• Extensive API

See the build guide to get started.

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Additional Information and Restrictions

• The LCEVCdec software is licensed under the BSD-3-CLAUSE-CLEAR License
• The LCEVCdec software is a stand-alone project and is NOT A CONTRIBUTION to any other project.
• If the software is incorporated into another project, THE TERMS OF THE BSD 3-Clause Clear License and the additional licensing information contained in this folder MUST BE MAINTAINED, AND THE SOFTWARE DOES NOT AND MUST NOT ADOPT THE LICENSE OF THE INCORPORATING PROJECT.
• ANY ONWARD DISTRIBUTION, WHETHER STAND-ALONE OR AS PART OF ANY OTHER PROJECT, REMAINS SUBJECT TO THE EXCLUSION OF PATENT LICENSES PROVISION OF THIS BSD-3-CLAUSE-CLEAR LICENSE. For enquiries about patent licenses, please contact legal@v-nova.com.

This software uses libraries from the FFmpeg project under the LGPLv2.1