UK-based video compression specialist V-Nova has presented results of a study, carried out in collaboration with Intel and Meta, that presents MPEG-5 LCEVC as a valuable tool for enhancing SVT-AV1 (the Scalable Video Technology extension of the AV1 codec). The bottom line is improved compression efficiency – supporting efforts of the Alliance for Open Media to shake AV1’s power-guzzling reputation, especially in the mobile world. LCEVC (Low Complexity Enhancement Video Coding) specifies an enhancement layer which, when combined with a base video encoded with a separate codec, produces an enhanced video stream. The technical research paper is not exclusive to SVT-AV1, but also assesses LCEVC as an enhancement tool across the full range of applications using the AVC, HEVC and AV1 codecs. But it does emerge…