# H.265 HEVC codec explained and when to use it

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/h-265-hevc-codec-explained-and-when-to-use-it/93524>\
**Category:** Streaming Tips\
**Created:** [July 9, 2021, 4:38pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/h-265-hevc-codec-explained-and-when-to-use-it/93524 "2021-07-09T16:38:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rose\_Power-Wowza\_Com](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/rose_power-wowza_com/32/431_2.png) [@Rose\_Power-Wowza\_Com](https://community.wowza.com/u/Rose_Power-Wowza_Com)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2021, 4:38pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/h-265-hevc-codec-explained-and-when-to-use-it/93524/1 "2021-07-09T16:38:19Z")

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Another great guest blog from streaming expert Jan Ozer who thoroughly explains the H.265 HEVC codec.

“In my experience, you should expect HEVC transcoding to be about 4-8 times more CPU intensive than H.264, though this obviously will relate to the presets that you use for each.  
Overall, HEVC should be considered for streaming to mobile and living room devices, but not for general browser consumption.”

**Click below to read the blog.** Learn all you need to know about how HEVC works in comparison to H.264 and and find out how Wowza supports it in both Engine and Cloud.

  

> **[H.265 Codec: High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) Explained](https://www.wowza.com/blog/h265-codec-high-efficiency-video-coding-hevc-explained)**
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> H.265/HEVC is a royalty-bearing video codec developed as the successor to H.264. We look at compatibility, performance, and when to use it.

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**Author:** ![Axel\_Gomez1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc8723/32.png) [@Axel\_Gomez1](https://community.wowza.com/u/Axel_Gomez1)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2021, 7:29pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/h-265-hevc-codec-explained-and-when-to-use-it/93524/2 "2021-07-10T19:29:53Z")

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Excellent article, thanks for sharing, for now I prefer to continue using H.264 for my live streams

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**Author:** ![Rose\_Power-Wowza\_Com](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/rose_power-wowza_com/32/431_2.png) [@Rose\_Power-Wowza\_Com](https://community.wowza.com/u/Rose_Power-Wowza_Com)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2021, 5:46pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/h-265-hevc-codec-explained-and-when-to-use-it/93524/3 "2021-07-12T17:46:39Z")

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Appreciate the feedback @Axel_Gomez1!