The Open-Source Release of ML Video Codec (MLVC)
4 hours ago
- Microsoft announces open-sourcing of ML Video Codec (MLVC) under MIT License.
- MLVC is a neural-network-based video codec that uses less bandwidth than conventional codecs, improving streaming and call quality.
- It is the product iteration of DCVC family, with improved compression efficiency, real-time NPU performance, and cross-platform support.
- Compared to H.264, MLVC reduces bitrate by up to 87.8% at 360p and 82.7% at 540p; versus H.265, reductions are 75.5% and 65.4% respectively.
- MLVC is already being rolled out in Microsoft Teams for real peer-to-peer video calls.
- The release includes model source code, trained weights, training scripts, and platform conversion scripts.
- Contributions are welcome across streaming, communication, cloud gaming, AR/VR, and hardware domains.
- Future plans include stabilizing 540p real-time, expanding to 1080p, and building an open video codec ecosystem.