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This is a comprehensive page for HEVC codec, including background information about HEVC definition, HEVC codec download, relationship between HEVC codec and 4K, difference among HEVC, H.265 and x265, and the like.
This page also help you solve problems related to HEVC codec, such as 4K HEVC videos won't play on Windows 10, HEVC/H.265 choppy playback on VLC, HEVC codec missing in Premiere Pro, etc. We believe such a step-by-step troubleshooting page is necessary because the seemingly surefire recipe - downloading HEVC codec pack works for some people, while converting HEVC to H264 is the go to solution for still other people.
Yes. At the same quality, HEVC saves around 50% of your space. At the same file size, HEVC delivers much higher image quality than H.264.
Yes. HEVC and H.265 are the same thing, named by different groups, just like AVC and H.264.
HEVC is video coding standard while x265 is free and open-source software library. x264 and x265 are developed by VideoLAN (VLC) for video encoding. Both provide API that is used by video transcoders like FFmpeg and HandBrake, as well as free video editors like OpenShot and Avidemux.
Video Coding Standard | Developer | Video Compressor Software | Developer |
HEVC, aka H.265 | ISO/IEC MPEG, ITU-T VCEG | VideoLAN | |
AVC, aka H.264 | ISO/IEC MPEG, ITU-T VCEG | x264 | VideoLAN |
VP8 / VP9 [1] | - | - | |
AV1 [2] | Alliance for Open Media | - | - |
It depends. HEVC was natively supported when Windows 10 was released. But later Microsoft dropped the support since a certain Build, leading to HEVC playback error. Windows Media Player won't play HEVC on Windows 10, giving you the message
'Network is too busy to play file at original quality'.
While in Movies&TV app, play HEVC codec video and a window pops up saying
'Missing codec. This item was encoded in a format that's not supported. 0xc00d5212.'
Analysis: Apparently, the HEVC video playback error is caused by missing codec.
Solution: Download HEVC codec pack
Download link: HEVC Video Extension by Microsoft
* This HEVC Video Extension requires system Windows 10 version 17763.0 or higher.
* Make sure you click the download link above so that you can go to the page of FREE HEVC video extension. There is also a $0.99 version, which is exactly the same as the free. Note that the free HEVC video extension is unsearchable in the App store.
Releases history in VideoLAN tells us that '2.1.2 allows experimental decoding of HEVC and Webm/VP9', however, my VLC 3.0.7.1 still plays HEVC video with small jumps and artifacts, and sometimes totally freezes.
Try our following troubleshooting steps one by one:
1. Update VLC. Sometimes simply updating your player software and restarting your computer would solve the problem. In my case, installing the latest VLC 3.0.8 Vetinari didn't work. VLC still plays HEVC with glitches and blocks.
2. Check HEVC plugin. VLC does support HEVC codec and there should be HEVC related modules installed by default. Check by: Open VLC player -> Tools -> Plugins and extensions -> Plugins -> Search: HEVC.
• If there is no result, simply installing the latest version of VLC would work.
• If you do have those three plugins - HEVC/H.265 video demuxer, H.265/HEVC encoder (x265) and HEVC/H.265 video packetizer, then downloading other HEVC codec pack, like say K-Lite codec pack, won't solve your VLC HEVC playback error.
• Why does HEVC Video Extension not work for VLC? It is a unique HEVC decoding algorithm created by Microsoft for using in Windows 10 default media players only. Once installed, Windows 10 players can apply HEVC hardware decoding whether there is HEVC decoder or not, making it even smooth on low-spec engines. And only HEVC codec packs with DirectShow API can be used by all other media players.
3. Keyframe problem. Here is the way to test: pause the video and drag the timeline. If your HEVC video still can't play correctly, then VLC doesn't show correct frame after seeking.
4. Improve decoding ability. If I'm not mistaken, HEVC playback in VLC or any other player software requires that your CPU can natively decode it. The thing is, most HEVC videos are in 4K resolution. To process such large amount of data smoothly, hardware support is essential. That's why VLC can play HEVC video but can't decode HEVC very well, if your computer is not good enough.
Final solutions for VLC HEVC playback error:
1. Buy a better computer, which has CPU or GPU natively supporting HEVC.
2. Or convert HEVC/H.265 to H.264 with a decent video file converter.
If your computer doesn't support HEVC and you don't have a plan to updat it, video transcoding might be a good and obviously cheaper (maybe free) way to go. Also it is a method officially recommended by GoPro.
To free convert HEVC/H.265 to H.264, both HandBrake and Avidemux are good options. But since HEVC codec is always related to 4K UHD, hardware accelerated video encoding/decoding ability should be considered, for faster processing. Try VideoProc for 4K HEVC to H.264 conversion, which supports full GPU acceleration powered by Intel, Nvidia and AMD, providing up to 47x real-time conversion speed.
Step 1: Open VideoProc and click into 'VideoProc - Video' center.
Step 2: Click +Video to load your HEVC video.
Step 3: Choose 4K h.264 in the Target Format section, enable the Hardware Acceleration Engine and RUN.
Tip: How do you know if your computer supports hardware acceleration or not? Find Hardware Acceleration Engine right under the preview window in VideoProc, click Option and then Recheck. You will get all the hardware information later.