5G-MAG work on evaluating video formats beyond flat 2D, such as stereoscopic, multi-view plus depth, point clouds and dynamic meshes.
It is part of the Volumetric Video area: Beyond 2D looks at how to evaluate the formats that sit alongside and lead into V3C volumetric video, so the two topics are closely related. Its software is the Beyond 2D Evaluation Framework testbed.
This project is based on technology developed by:
The Problem It Solves
It benchmarks encoding, streaming and rendering pipelines for these formats, alongside the related 3GPP study.
Latest updates and roadmap
Status on 4 November 2026
brought to study
- Scenario 1: UE-to-UE stereoscopic video live streaming
- Scenario 2: Streaming of professionally produced volumetric video with a single asset containing people
- Scenario 3: On-demand streaming of multi-view plus depth
on-going
- Completing the evaluation setups
outcomes
- Multi-view plus depth evaluation framework
- Point cloud (V-PCC) evaluation scripts for scenario 2
- Point cloud setup and video generation scripts
The project at a glance
What it is, how it works, and where the Reference Tools stand, in one deck you can share.
Download the deck (Beyond 2D Video Experiences)From idea to running code
Read it, check it against the standard, then run it.
Specifications
The specifications this technology is built on.
Software Accelerator
The open-source software that implements it.
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