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It's one thing to be available and another to replace an existing standard for the majority of users.
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True, but taking a decade? Seems way to long. If phones can already do it, I don't see why it would take so long. Stuff is moving to digital streaming fast, and as it does there's going to be a big push to have it available at smaller sizes because people aren't going to have unlimited bandwidth. h.265 will help with that so people are going to be eager to use it.
My comment about 1-2 years applies more to tech savvy and early adopter people, but I see it being widely adopted a couple years after that.
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Maybe a decade to completely beat h.264 into the ground? There are still some divx stragglers out there and h.264 was finalized in 2003. Then again, streaming media is much stronger now than it was in 2003. I'd speculate (total speculation, at that) that we'll see a strong presence of h.265 in a few years.
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Yes, and there's a lot more penetration of devices that will play back/stream media now than in 2003, and people are adopting such things faster now as well. Technology has become more of a part of our lives than 10 years ago, so the playing field has changed and is moving faster than ever.
I guess we'll see though. There is already a pirated release of Skyfall in 1080p with x265, so I guess it's just a matter of time now ;-)
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Not to mention, while it's not talked about, a LOT that goes through XBMC are supplied by 'The Scene' and 'The Scene' likes to be fairly cutting edge with codecs, so that'll drive what XBMC has to adapt for.
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There are devices out there which are more than capable, and the majority of us technophiles will adopt early, but you have to remember that people still have black and white televisions, CRT-based TVs and DVDs are still on sale. Emerging markets will continue to use the cheaper and more readily available alternative - just common sense. DivX/XviD/H.264 are here to stay whilst people like you and I will adopt H.265 as soon as it's near final.
(I am making a sweeping generalization but if you've taken the time to read this thread then it's more than likely you know what H.264/5 is - hence the 'you and I' part).
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Any news regarding this? Would love to see HEVC as a playable codec
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You will need to wait until ffmpeg supports it and then xbmc syncs a new version of ffmpeg. The latter will not happen for gotham.
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