The JPEG format for encoding still images was standardized during the 1980s and 1990s. It uses the Discrete Cosine Transform (DCT), which was developed at the end of the 1970s, and Huffman encoding.

The feasibility of a new-generation video coding system that satisfies the requirements described above was confirmed by a CfE in July 2017. As a result, MPEG and VCEG decided to begin collaboration ...