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AVS2 / AVS3

Chinese Audio Video Coding Standard, used for broadcast and surveillance in China.

Standards: GB/T 33475.2 (AVS2), T/AI 109 (AVS3)
26 elements

Sequence Structures

Standard or specification: T/AI 109.2-2021 (AVS2), T/AI 109.3-2021 (AVS3)

Human-friendly nameSupport Level
AVS2 Video Sequence Header
AVS3 Video Sequence Header
Video Sequence End
Video Edit Code

Picture Structures

Standard or specification: T/AI 109.2-2021 (AVS2), T/AI 109.3-2021 (AVS3)

Human-friendly nameSupport Level
AVS2 Intra Picture Header
AVS3 Intra Picture Header
Inter Picture Header
AVS3 Patch Header
AVS2 Slice Header

Sequence Extensions

Standard or specification: T/AI 109.2-2021 (AVS2), T/AI 109.3-2021 (AVS3)

Human-friendly nameSupport Level
Sequence Display Extension
Temporal Scalability Extension
Copyright Extension
HDR Dynamic Metadata Extension
Mastering Display and Content Metadata Extension

Picture Extensions

Standard or specification: T/AI 109.2-2021 (AVS2), T/AI 109.3-2021 (AVS3)

Human-friendly nameSupport Level
Picture Display Extension
Camera Parameters Extension
ROI Parameters Extension
AVS3 Picture Features Extension
AVS2 Cross Random Access Point Reference Extension

Supplementary Elements

Standard or specification: T/AI 109.2-2021 (AVS2), T/AI 109.3-2021 (AVS3)

Human-friendly nameSupport Level
AIR Parameters Extension
User Data

AVS3 Decoding Parameters

Standard or specification: T/AI 109.3-2021

Human-friendly nameSupport Level
Reference Picture List Set
Weight Quantization Matrix
Coding Unit Configuration

MP4 Container

Standard or specification: AVS1-P9 (T/AI 109.1 / IEEE 1857.1)

Human-friendly nameSupport Level
AVS3 Visual Sample Entry
AVS3 Configuration Box