This document specifies a video coding technology known as versatile video coding (VVC), comprising a
video coding technology with a compression capability that is substantially beyond that of the prior
generations of such standards and with sufficient versatility for effective use in a broad range of
applications.
Only the syntax format, semantics, and associated decoding process requirements are specified, while
other matters such as pre-processing, the encoding process, system signalling and multiplexing, data
loss recovery, post-processing, and video display are considered to be outside the scope of this
document. Additionally, the internal processing steps performed within a decoder are also considered
to be outside the scope of this document; only the externally observable output behaviour is required to
conform to the specifications of this document.
This document is designed to be generic in the sense that it serves a wide range of applications, bit
rates, resolutions, qualities and services. Applications include, but are not limited to, video coding for
digital storage media, television broadcasting and real-time communication. In the course of creating
This document, various requirements from typical applications have been considered, necessary
algorithmic elements have been developed, and these have been integrated into a single syntax. Hence,
this document is designed to facilitate video data interchange among different applications.