diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 3a97610209..8071e22859 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -291,6 +291,8 @@ External library support:
   --enable-libwebp         enable WebP encoding via libwebp [no]
   --enable-libx264         enable H.264 encoding via x264 [no]
   --enable-libx265         enable HEVC encoding via x265 [no]
+  --enable-libxeve         enable MPEG-5 Essential Video Coding (EVC) encoding via libxeve [no]
+  --enable-libxevd         enable MPEG-5 Essential Video Coding (EVC) decoding via libxevd [no]
   --enable-libxavs         enable AVS encoding via xavs [no]
   --enable-libxavs2        enable AVS2 encoding via xavs2 [no]
   --enable-libxcb          enable X11 grabbing using XCB [autodetect]
@@ -1874,6 +1876,8 @@ EXTERNAL_LIBRARY_LIST="
     libvorbis
     libvpx
     libwebp
+    libxevd
+    libxeve
     libxml2
     libzimg
     libzmq
@@ -3384,6 +3388,8 @@ libx264rgb_encoder_select="libx264_encoder"
 libx265_encoder_deps="libx265"
 libxavs_encoder_deps="libxavs"
 libxavs2_encoder_deps="libxavs2"
+libxevd_decoder_deps="libxevd"
+libxeve_encoder_deps="libxeve"
 libxvid_encoder_deps="libxvid"
 libzvbi_teletext_decoder_deps="libzvbi"
 vapoursynth_demuxer_deps="vapoursynth"
@@ -6668,6 +6674,8 @@ enabled libx265           && require_pkg_config libx265 x265 x265.h x265_api_get
                              require_cpp_condition libx265 x265.h "X265_BUILD >= 70"
 enabled libxavs           && require libxavs "stdint.h xavs.h" xavs_encoder_encode "-lxavs $pthreads_extralibs $libm_extralibs"
 enabled libxavs2          && require_pkg_config libxavs2 "xavs2 >= 1.3.0" "stdint.h xavs2.h" xavs2_api_get
+enabled libxevd           && require_pkg_config libxevd "xevd >= 0.3.3" "xevd.h" xevd_decode
+enabled libxeve           && require_pkg_config libxeve "xeve >= 0.3.5" "xeve.h" xeve_encode
 enabled libxvid           && require libxvid xvid.h xvid_global -lxvidcore
 enabled libzimg           && require_pkg_config libzimg "zimg >= 2.7.0" zimg.h zimg_get_api_version
 enabled libzmq            && require_pkg_config libzmq "libzmq >= 4.2.1" zmq.h zmq_ctx_new
diff --git a/doc/decoders.texi b/doc/decoders.texi
index e2fcbf5dc9..0bd9096114 100644
--- a/doc/decoders.texi
+++ b/doc/decoders.texi
@@ -126,6 +126,30 @@ Set amount of frame threads to use during decoding. The default value is 0 (auto
 
 @end table
 
+@section libxevd
+
+eXtra-fast Essential Video Decoder (XEVD) MPEG-5 EVC decoder wrapper.
+
+This decoder requires the presence of the libxevd headers and library
+during configuration. You need to explicitly configure the build with
+@option{--enable-libxevd}.
+
+The xevd project website is at @url{https://github.com/mpeg5/xevd}.
+
+@subsection Options
+
+The following options are supported by the libxevd wrapper.
+The xevd-equivalent options or values are listed in parentheses for easy migration.
+
+To get a more accurate and extensive documentation of the libxevd options,
+invoke the command  @code{xevd_app --help} or consult the libxevd documentation.
+
+@table @option
+@item threads (@emph{threads})
+Force to use a specific number of threads
+
+@end table
+
 @section QSV Decoders
 
 The family of Intel QuickSync Video decoders (VC1, MPEG-2, H.264, HEVC,
diff --git a/doc/encoders.texi b/doc/encoders.texi
index 1850c99fe9..245df680d2 100644
--- a/doc/encoders.texi
+++ b/doc/encoders.texi
@@ -2892,6 +2892,118 @@ ffmpeg -i input -c:v libxavs2 -xavs2-params RdoqLevel=0 output.avs2
 @end example
 @end table
 
+@section libxeve
+
+eXtra-fast Essential Video Encoder (XEVE) MPEG-5 EVC encoder wrapper.
+
+This encoder requires the presence of the libxeve headers and library
+during configuration. You need to explicitly configure the build with
+@option{--enable-libxeve}.
+
+@float NOTE
+Many libxeve encoder options are mapped to FFmpeg global codec options,
+while unique encoder options are provided through private options.
+Additionally the xeve-params private options allows one to pass a list
+of key=value tuples as accepted by the libxeve @code{parse_xeve_params} function.
+@end float
+
+The xeve project website is at @url{https://github.com/mpeg5/xeve}.
+
+@subsection Options
+
+The following options are supported by the libxeve wrapper.
+The xeve-equivalent options or values are listed in parentheses for easy migration.
+
+@float NOTE
+To reduce the duplication of documentation, only the private options
+and some others requiring special attention are documented here. For
+the documentation of the undocumented generic options, see
+@ref{codec-options,,the Codec Options chapter}.
+@end float
+
+@float NOTE
+To get a more accurate and extensive documentation of the libxeve options,
+invoke the command  @code{xeve_app --help} or consult the libxeve documentation.
+@end float
+
+@table @option
+@item b (@emph{bitrate})
+Set target video bitrate in bits/s.
+Note that FFmpegâ€™s b option is expressed in bits/s, while xeveâ€™s bitrate is in kilobits/s.
+
+@item bf (@emph{bframes})
+Set the maximum number of B frames (1,3,7,15).
+
+@item g (@emph{keyint})
+Set the GOP size (I-picture period).
+
+@item preset (@emph{preset})
+Set the xeve preset.
+Set the encoder preset value to determine encoding speed [fast, medium, slow, placebo]
+
+@item tune (@emph{tune})
+Set the encoder tune parameter [psnr, zerolatency]
+
+@item profile (@emph{profile})
+Set the encoder profile [0: baselie; 1: main]
+
+@item crf (@emph{crf})
+Set the quality for constant quality mode.
+Constant rate factor <-1..51> [default: 32]
+
+@item qp (@emph{qp})
+Set constant quantization rate control method parameter.
+Quantization parameter qp <0..51> [default: 32]
+
+@item threads (@emph{threads})
+Force to use a specific number of threads
+
+@item xeve-params
+Set xeve options using a list of @var{key}=@var{value} couples separated
+by ":".
+
+For example to specify libxeve encoding options with @option{-xeve-params}:
+
+@example
+ffmpeg -i input -c:v libxeve -xeve-params profile=main:tune=zerolatency:preset=fast:q=17:bframes=15:bitrate=100k output.mp4
+@end example
+@end table
+
+@subsubsection Supported key values for xeve-params
+
+Set xeve options using a list of @var{key}=@var{value} couples separated
+
+@table @option
+
+@item hash
+Embed the picture signature (HASH) for conformance checking in decoding, (0: Off, 1: On)
+
+@item vbv-bufsize
+Set the VBV buffer size: Kbits(none,K,k), Mbits(M,m)
+
+@item rc-type
+Set the rate control type, (0: OFF, 1: ABR, 2: CRF)
+
+@item bframes
+Set the maximum number of B frames (1,3,7,15)
+
+@item profile
+Set the PROFILE (main, baseline)
+
+@item preset
+Set the encoder PRESET (fast, medium, slow, placebo)
+
+@item tune
+Set the encoder TUNE (psnr, zerolatency)
+
+@item bitrate
+Set the Bitrate in terms of kilo-bits per second: Kbps(none,K,k), Mbps(M,m)
+
+@item qp
+Set the QP value (0~51)
+
+@end table
+
 @section libxvid
 
 Xvid MPEG-4 Part 2 encoder wrapper.
diff --git a/doc/general_contents.texi b/doc/general_contents.texi
index 987a2f82fb..6c4b7506ba 100644
--- a/doc/general_contents.texi
+++ b/doc/general_contents.texi
@@ -343,6 +343,22 @@ libxavs2 is under the GNU Public License Version 2 or later
 details), you must upgrade FFmpeg's license to GPL in order to use it.
 @end float
 
+@section eXtra-fast Essential Video Encoder (XEVE)
+
+FFmpeg can make use of the XEVE library for EVC video encoding.
+
+Go to @url{https://github.com/mpeg5/xeve} and follow the instructions for
+installing the XEVE library. Then pass @code{--enable-libxeve} to configure to
+enable it.
+
+@section eXtra-fast Essential Video Decoder (XEVD)
+
+FFmpeg can make use of the XEVD library for EVC video decoding.
+
+Go to @url{https://github.com/mpeg5/xevd} and follow the instructions for
+installing the XEVD library. Then pass @code{--enable-libxevd} to configure to
+enable it.
+
 @section ZVBI
 
 ZVBI is a VBI decoding library which can be used by FFmpeg to decode DVB
@@ -591,6 +607,7 @@ library:
 @item raw DTS                   @tab X @tab X
 @item raw DTS-HD                @tab   @tab X
 @item raw E-AC-3                @tab X @tab X
+@item raw EVC                   @tab X @tab X
 @item raw FLAC                  @tab X @tab X
 @item raw GSM                   @tab   @tab X
 @item raw H.261                 @tab X @tab X
@@ -924,6 +941,8 @@ following image formats are supported:
 @item Electronic Arts TQI video  @tab     @tab  X
 @item Escape 124             @tab     @tab  X
 @item Escape 130             @tab     @tab  X
+@item EVC / MPEG-5 Part 1    @tab  X  @tab  X
+    @tab encoding and decoding supported through external libraries libxeve and libxevd
 @item FFmpeg video codec #1  @tab  X  @tab  X
     @tab lossless codec (fourcc: FFV1)
 @item Flash Screen Video v1  @tab  X  @tab  X
diff --git a/libavcodec/Makefile b/libavcodec/Makefile
index 3b8f7b5e01..cb2d438a14 100644
--- a/libavcodec/Makefile
+++ b/libavcodec/Makefile
@@ -1103,6 +1103,8 @@ OBJS-$(CONFIG_LIBX264_ENCODER)            += libx264.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_LIBX265_ENCODER)            += libx265.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_LIBXAVS_ENCODER)            += libxavs.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_LIBXAVS2_ENCODER)           += libxavs2.o
+OBJS-$(CONFIG_LIBXEVD_DECODER)            += libxevd.o
+OBJS-$(CONFIG_LIBXEVE_ENCODER)            += libxeve.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_LIBXVID_ENCODER)            += libxvid.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_LIBZVBI_TELETEXT_DECODER)   += libzvbi-teletextdec.o ass.o
 
@@ -1130,6 +1132,7 @@ OBJS-$(CONFIG_DVAUDIO_PARSER)          += dvaudio_parser.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_DVBSUB_PARSER)           += dvbsub_parser.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_DVD_NAV_PARSER)          += dvd_nav_parser.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_DVDSUB_PARSER)           += dvdsub_parser.o
+OBJS-$(CONFIG_EVC_PARSER)              += evc_parser.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_FLAC_PARSER)             += flac_parser.o flacdata.o flac.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_G723_1_PARSER)           += g723_1_parser.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_G729_PARSER)             += g729_parser.o
diff --git a/libavcodec/allcodecs.c b/libavcodec/allcodecs.c
index f0b01051b0..2e0acc6f9a 100644
--- a/libavcodec/allcodecs.c
+++ b/libavcodec/allcodecs.c
@@ -794,6 +794,8 @@ extern LIBX264_CONST FFCodec ff_libx264_encoder;
 #endif
 extern const FFCodec ff_libx264rgb_encoder;
 extern FFCodec ff_libx265_encoder;
+extern const FFCodec ff_libxeve_encoder;
+extern const FFCodec ff_libxevd_decoder;
 extern const FFCodec ff_libxavs_encoder;
 extern const FFCodec ff_libxavs2_encoder;
 extern const FFCodec ff_libxvid_encoder;
diff --git a/libavcodec/avcodec.h b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
index 4dae23d06e..b83870c174 100644
--- a/libavcodec/avcodec.h
+++ b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
@@ -1666,6 +1666,9 @@ typedef struct AVCodecContext {
 #define FF_PROFILE_KLVA_SYNC 0
 #define FF_PROFILE_KLVA_ASYNC 1
 
+#define FF_PROFILE_EVC_BASELINE             0
+#define FF_PROFILE_EVC_MAIN                 1
+
     /**
      * level
      * - encoding: Set by user.
diff --git a/libavcodec/evc_parser.c b/libavcodec/evc_parser.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..03faf12d62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libavcodec/evc_parser.c
@@ -0,0 +1,527 @@
+/*
+ * EVC AVC format parser
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 Dawid Kozinski <d.kozinski@samsung.com>
+ *
+ * This file is part of FFmpeg.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with FFmpeg; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#include "libavutil/common.h"
+
+#include "parser.h"
+#include "golomb.h"
+
+// The length field that indicates the length in bytes of the following NAL unit is configured to be of 4 bytes
+#define EVC_NAL_UNIT_LENGTH_BYTE        (4)  /* byte */
+
+#define EVC_NAL_HEADER_SIZE             (2)  /* byte */
+#define MAX_SPS_CNT                     (16) /* defined value in EVC standard */
+
+// NALU types
+// @see ISO_IEC_23094-1_2020 7.4.2.2 NAL unit header semantics
+//
+#define EVC_NUT_NONIDR                  (0)  /* Coded slice of a non-IDR picture */
+#define EVC_NUT_IDR                     (1)  /* Coded slice of an IDR picture */
+#define EVC_NUT_SPS                     (24) /* Sequence parameter set */
+#define EVC_NUT_PPS                     (25) /* Picture paremeter set */
+#define EVC_NUT_APS                     (26) /* Adaptation parameter set */
+#define EVC_NUT_FD                      (27) /* Filler data */
+#define EVC_NUT_SEI                     (28) /* Supplemental enhancement information */
+
+// The sturcture reflects SPS RBSP(raw byte sequence payload) layout
+// @see ISO_IEC_23094-1 section 7.3.2.1
+//
+// The following descriptors specify the parsing process of each element
+// u(n) - unsigned integer using n bits
+// ue(v) - unsigned integer 0-th order Exp_Golomb-coded syntax element with the left bit first
+typedef struct EVCParserSPS {
+    int sps_seq_parameter_set_id;   // ue(v)
+    int profile_idc;                // u(8)
+    int level_idc;                  // u(8)
+    int toolset_idc_h;              // u(32)
+    int toolset_idc_l;              // u(32)
+    int chroma_format_idc;          // ue(v)
+    int pic_width_in_luma_samples;  // ue(v)
+    int pic_height_in_luma_samples; // ue(v)
+    int bit_depth_luma_minus8;      // ue(v)
+    int bit_depth_chroma_minus8;    // ue(v)
+
+    int sps_btt_flag;                           // u(1)
+    int log2_ctu_size_minus5;                   // ue(v)
+    int log2_min_cb_size_minus2;                // ue(v)
+    int log2_diff_ctu_max_14_cb_size;           // ue(v)
+    int log2_diff_ctu_max_tt_cb_size;           // ue(v)
+    int log2_diff_min_cb_min_tt_cb_size_minus2; // ue(v)
+
+    int sps_suco_flag;                       // u(1)
+    int log2_diff_ctu_size_max_suco_cb_size; // ue(v)
+    int log2_diff_max_suco_min_suco_cb_size; // ue(v)
+
+    int sps_admvp_flag;     // u(1)
+    int sps_affine_flag;    // u(1)
+    int sps_amvr_flag;      // u(1)
+    int sps_dmvr_flag;      // u(1)
+    int sps_mmvd_flag;      // u(1)
+    int sps_hmvp_flag;      // u(1)
+
+    int sps_eipd_flag;                 // u(1)
+    int sps_ibc_flag;                  // u(1)
+    int log2_max_ibc_cand_size_minus2; // ue(v)
+
+    int sps_cm_init_flag; // u(1)
+    int sps_adcc_flag;    // u(1)
+
+    int sps_iqt_flag; // u(1)
+    int sps_ats_flag; // u(1)
+
+    int sps_addb_flag;   // u(1)
+    int sps_alf_flag;    // u(1)
+    int sps_htdf_flag;   // u(1)
+    int sps_rpl_flag;    // u(1)
+    int sps_pocs_flag;   // u(1)
+    int sps_dquant_flag; // u(1)
+    int sps_dra_flag;    // u(1)
+
+    int log2_max_pic_order_cnt_lsb_minus4; // ue(v)
+    int log2_sub_gop_length;               // ue(v)
+    int log2_ref_pic_gap_length;           // ue(v)
+
+    int max_num_tid0_ref_pics; // ue(v)
+
+    int sps_max_dec_pic_buffering_minus1; // ue(v)
+    int long_term_ref_pic_flag;           // u(1)
+    int rpl1_same_as_rpl0_flag;           // u(1)
+    int num_ref_pic_list_in_sps[2];       // ue(v)
+
+    int picture_cropping_flag;      // u(1)
+    int picture_crop_left_offset;   // ue(v)
+    int picture_crop_right_offset;  // ue(v)
+    int picture_crop_top_offset;    // ue(v)
+    int picture_crop_bottom_offset; // ue(v)
+
+} EVCParserSPS;
+
+typedef struct EVCParserContext {
+    ParseContext pc;
+    EVCParserSPS sps[MAX_SPS_CNT];
+    int is_avc;
+    int nal_length_size;
+    int to_read;
+    int incomplete_nalu_prefix_read; // The flag is set to 1 when an incomplete NAL unit prefix has been read
+
+    int got_sps;
+    int got_pps;
+    int got_sei;
+    int got_slice;
+} EVCParserContext;
+
+static int get_nalu_type(const uint8_t *bits, int bits_size, AVCodecContext *avctx)
+{
+    int unit_type_plus1 = 0;
+
+    if(bits_size >= EVC_NAL_HEADER_SIZE) {
+        unsigned char *p = (unsigned char *)bits;
+        // forbidden_zero_bit
+        if ((p[0] & 0x80) != 0) {
+            av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Cannot get bitstream information. Malformed bitstream.\n");
+            return -1;
+        }
+
+        // nal_unit_type
+        unit_type_plus1 = (p[0] >> 1) & 0x3F;
+    }
+
+    return unit_type_plus1 - 1;
+}
+
+static uint32_t read_nal_unit_length(const uint8_t *bits, int bits_size, AVCodecContext *avctx)
+{
+    uint32_t nalu_len = 0;
+
+    if(bits_size >= EVC_NAL_UNIT_LENGTH_BYTE) {
+
+        int t = 0;
+        unsigned char *p = (unsigned char *)bits;
+
+        for(int i=0; i<EVC_NAL_UNIT_LENGTH_BYTE; i++) {
+            t = (t << 8) | p[i];
+        }
+
+        nalu_len = t;
+        if(nalu_len == 0) {
+            av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Invalid bitstream size!\n");
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return nalu_len;
+}
+
+// @see ISO_IEC_23094-1 (7.3.2.1 SPS RBSP syntax)
+static EVCParserSPS *parse_sps(const uint8_t *bs, int bs_size, EVCParserContext *ev)
+{
+    GetBitContext gb;
+    EVCParserSPS *sps;
+    int sps_seq_parameter_set_id;
+
+    if(init_get_bits8(&gb, bs, bs_size) < 0)
+        return NULL;
+
+    sps_seq_parameter_set_id = get_ue_golomb(&gb);
+
+    if(sps_seq_parameter_set_id >= MAX_SPS_CNT)
+        return NULL;
+
+    sps = &ev->sps[sps_seq_parameter_set_id];
+    sps->sps_seq_parameter_set_id = sps_seq_parameter_set_id;
+
+    // the Baseline profile is indicated by profile_idc eqal to 0
+    // the Main profile is indicated by profile_idc eqal to 1
+    sps->profile_idc = get_bits(&gb, 8);
+
+    sps->level_idc = get_bits(&gb, 8);
+
+    skip_bits_long(&gb, 32); /* skip toolset_idc_h */
+    skip_bits_long(&gb, 32); /* skip toolset_idc_l */
+
+    // 0 - monochrome
+    // 1 - 4:2:0
+    // 2 - 4:2:2
+    // 3 - 4:4:4
+    sps->chroma_format_idc = get_ue_golomb(&gb);
+
+    sps->pic_width_in_luma_samples = get_ue_golomb(&gb);
+    sps->pic_height_in_luma_samples = get_ue_golomb(&gb);
+
+    sps->bit_depth_luma_minus8 = get_ue_golomb(&gb);
+    sps->bit_depth_chroma_minus8 = get_ue_golomb(&gb);
+
+    sps->sps_btt_flag = get_bits(&gb, 1);
+    if(sps->sps_btt_flag) {
+        sps->log2_ctu_size_minus5 = get_ue_golomb(&gb);
+        sps->log2_min_cb_size_minus2 = get_ue_golomb(&gb);
+        sps->log2_diff_ctu_max_14_cb_size = get_ue_golomb(&gb);
+        sps->log2_diff_ctu_max_tt_cb_size = get_ue_golomb(&gb);
+        sps->log2_diff_min_cb_min_tt_cb_size_minus2 = get_ue_golomb(&gb);
+    }
+
+    sps->sps_suco_flag = get_bits(&gb, 1);
+    if(sps->sps_suco_flag) {
+        sps->log2_diff_ctu_size_max_suco_cb_size = get_ue_golomb(&gb);
+        sps->log2_diff_max_suco_min_suco_cb_size = get_ue_golomb(&gb);
+    }
+
+    sps->sps_admvp_flag = get_bits(&gb, 1);
+    if(sps->sps_admvp_flag) {
+        sps->sps_affine_flag = get_bits(&gb, 1);
+        sps->sps_amvr_flag = get_bits(&gb, 1);
+        sps->sps_dmvr_flag = get_bits(&gb, 1);
+        sps->sps_mmvd_flag = get_bits(&gb, 1);
+        sps->sps_hmvp_flag = get_bits(&gb, 1);
+    }
+
+    sps->sps_eipd_flag =  get_bits(&gb, 1);
+    if(sps->sps_eipd_flag) {
+        sps->sps_ibc_flag = get_bits(&gb, 1);
+        if(sps->sps_ibc_flag)
+            sps->log2_max_ibc_cand_size_minus2 = get_ue_golomb(&gb);
+    }
+
+    sps->sps_cm_init_flag = get_bits(&gb, 1);
+    if(sps->sps_cm_init_flag)
+        sps->sps_adcc_flag = get_bits(&gb, 1);
+
+    sps->sps_iqt_flag = get_bits(&gb, 1);
+    if(sps->sps_iqt_flag)
+        sps->sps_ats_flag = get_bits(&gb, 1);
+
+    sps->sps_addb_flag = get_bits(&gb, 1);
+    sps->sps_alf_flag = get_bits(&gb, 1);
+    sps->sps_htdf_flag = get_bits(&gb, 1);
+    sps->sps_rpl_flag = get_bits(&gb, 1);
+    sps->sps_pocs_flag = get_bits(&gb, 1);
+    sps->sps_dquant_flag = get_bits(&gb, 1);
+    sps->sps_dra_flag = get_bits(&gb, 1);
+
+    if(sps->sps_pocs_flag)
+        sps->log2_max_pic_order_cnt_lsb_minus4 = get_ue_golomb(&gb);
+
+    if(!sps->sps_pocs_flag || !sps->sps_rpl_flag) {
+        sps->log2_sub_gop_length = get_ue_golomb(&gb);
+        if(sps->log2_sub_gop_length == 0)
+            sps->log2_ref_pic_gap_length = get_ue_golomb(&gb);
+    }
+
+    return sps;
+}
+
+static int parse_nal_units(AVCodecParserContext *s, const uint8_t *bs,
+                           int bs_size, AVCodecContext *avctx)
+{
+    EVCParserContext *ev = s->priv_data;
+    int nalu_type, nalu_size;
+    unsigned char *bits = (unsigned char *)bs;
+    int bits_size = bs_size;
+
+    avctx->codec_id = AV_CODEC_ID_EVC;
+
+    nalu_size = read_nal_unit_length(bits, bits_size, avctx);
+    if(nalu_size == 0) {
+        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Invalid NAL unit size: (%d)\n", nalu_size);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    bits += EVC_NAL_UNIT_LENGTH_BYTE;
+    bits_size -= EVC_NAL_UNIT_LENGTH_BYTE;
+
+    nalu_type = get_nalu_type(bits, bits_size, avctx);
+
+    bits += EVC_NAL_HEADER_SIZE;
+    bits_size -= EVC_NAL_HEADER_SIZE;
+
+    if (nalu_type == EVC_NUT_SPS) { // NAL Unit type: SPS (Sequence Parameter Set)
+        EVCParserSPS *sps;
+
+        sps = parse_sps(bits, bits_size, ev);
+
+        avctx->coded_width         = sps->pic_width_in_luma_samples;
+        avctx->coded_height        = sps->pic_height_in_luma_samples;
+        avctx->width               = sps->pic_width_in_luma_samples;
+        avctx->height              = sps->pic_height_in_luma_samples;
+
+        if(sps->profile_idc == 0) avctx->profile = FF_PROFILE_EVC_BASELINE;
+        else if (sps->profile_idc == 1) avctx->profile = FF_PROFILE_EVC_MAIN;
+        else {
+            av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Not supported profile (%d)\n", sps->profile_idc);
+            return -1;
+        }
+
+        // Currently XEVD decoder supports ony YCBCR420_10LE chroma format for EVC stream
+        switch(sps->chroma_format_idc) {
+        case 0: /* YCBCR400_10LE */
+            av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "YCBCR400_10LE: Not supported chroma format\n");
+            avctx->pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_GRAY10LE;
+            return -1;
+        case 1: /* YCBCR420_10LE */
+            avctx->pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P10LE;
+            break;
+        case 2: /* YCBCR422_10LE */
+            av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "YCBCR422_10LE: Not supported chroma format\n");
+            avctx->pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_YUV422P10LE;
+            return -1;
+        case 3: /* YCBCR444_10LE */
+            av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "YCBCR444_10LE: Not supported chroma format\n");
+            avctx->pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_YUV444P10LE;
+            return -1;
+        default:
+            avctx->pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_NONE;
+            av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Unknown supported chroma format\n");
+            return -1;
+        }
+
+        // The current implementation of parse_sps function doesn't handle VUI parameters parsing,
+        // so at the moment it's impossible to initialize has_b_frames and max_b_frames AVCodecContex fields here.
+        // Currently, initialization of has_b_frames and max_b_frames AVCodecContex fields have been moved to
+        // libxevd_decode function where we can use xevd_config function being a part of xevd library API
+        // to get the needed information.
+        // However, if it will be needed, parse_sps function should be extended to handle VUI parameters parsing
+        // and the following lines should be used to initialize has_b_frames and max_b_frames fields of the AVCodecContex.
+        //
+        // sps->vui_parameters.num_reorder_pics
+        // if (sps->bitstream_restriction_flag && sps->vui_parameters.num_reorder_pics) {
+        //     avctx->has_b_frames = sps->vui_parameters.num_reorder_pics;
+        // }
+
+        ev->got_sps = 1;
+
+    } else if (nalu_type == EVC_NUT_PPS) // NAL Unit type: PPS (Video Parameter Set)
+        ev->got_pps = 1;
+    else if(nalu_type == EVC_NUT_SEI) // NAL unit type: SEI (Supplemental Enhancement Information)
+        ev->got_sei = 1;
+    else if (nalu_type == EVC_NUT_IDR || nalu_type == EVC_NUT_NONIDR) // NAL Unit type: Coded slice of a IDR or non-IDR picture
+        ev->got_slice++;
+    else {
+        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Invalid NAL unit type: %d\n", nalu_type);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Find the end of the current frame in the bitstream.
+ * @return the position of the first byte of the next frame, or END_NOT_FOUND
+ */
+static int evc_find_frame_end(AVCodecParserContext *s, const uint8_t *buf,
+                              int buf_size, AVCodecContext *avctx)
+{
+    EVCParserContext *ev = s->priv_data;
+
+    if(!ev->to_read) {
+        int nal_unit_size = 0;
+        int next = END_NOT_FOUND;
+
+        // This is the case when buffer size is not enough for buffer to store NAL unit length
+        if(buf_size < EVC_NAL_UNIT_LENGTH_BYTE) {
+            ev->to_read = EVC_NAL_UNIT_LENGTH_BYTE;
+            ev->nal_length_size = buf_size;
+            ev->incomplete_nalu_prefix_read  = 1;
+
+            return END_NOT_FOUND;
+        }
+
+        nal_unit_size = read_nal_unit_length(buf, buf_size, avctx);
+        ev->nal_length_size = EVC_NAL_UNIT_LENGTH_BYTE;
+
+        next = nal_unit_size + EVC_NAL_UNIT_LENGTH_BYTE;
+        ev->to_read = next;
+        if(next < buf_size)
+            return next;
+        else
+            return END_NOT_FOUND;
+    } else if(ev->to_read > buf_size) {
+        return END_NOT_FOUND;
+    } else {
+        if(ev->incomplete_nalu_prefix_read  == 1) {
+            EVCParserContext *ev = s->priv_data;
+            ParseContext *pc = &ev->pc;
+            uint8_t nalu_len[EVC_NAL_UNIT_LENGTH_BYTE] = {0};
+            int nal_unit_size = 0;
+
+            // 1. pc->buffer contains previously read bytes of NALU prefix
+            // 2. buf contains the rest of NAL unit prefix bytes
+            //
+            // ~~~~~~~
+            // EXAMPLE
+            // ~~~~~~~
+            //
+            // In the following example we assumed that the number of already read NAL Unit prefix bytes is equal 1
+            //
+            // ----------
+            // pc->buffer -> conatins already read bytes
+            // ----------
+            //              __ pc->index == 1
+            //             |
+            //             V
+            // -------------------------------------------------------
+            // |   0   |   1   |   2   |   3   |   4   | ... |   N   |
+            // -------------------------------------------------------
+            // |  0x00 |  0xXX |  0xXX |  0xXX |  0xXX | ... |  0xXX |
+            // -------------------------------------------------------
+            //
+            // ----------
+            // buf -> contains newly read bytes
+            // ----------
+            // -------------------------------------------------------
+            // |   0   |   1   |   2   |   3   |   4   | ... |   N   |
+            // -------------------------------------------------------
+            // |  0x00 |  0x00 |  0x3C |  0xXX |  0xXX | ... |  0xXX |
+            // -------------------------------------------------------
+            //
+            for(int i = 0; i < EVC_NAL_UNIT_LENGTH_BYTE; i++) {
+                if(i < pc->index)
+                    nalu_len[i] = pc->buffer[i];
+                else
+                    nalu_len[i] = buf[i - pc->index];
+            }
+
+            // ----------
+            // nalu_len
+            // ----------
+            // ---------------------------------
+            // |   0   |   1   |   2   |   3   |
+            // ---------------------------------
+            // |  0x00 |  0x00 |  0x00 |  0x3C |
+            // ---------------------------------
+            // | NALU LENGTH                   |
+            // ---------------------------------
+            // NAL Unit lenght =  60 (0x0000003C)
+
+            nal_unit_size = read_nal_unit_length(nalu_len, EVC_NAL_UNIT_LENGTH_BYTE, avctx);
+
+            ev->to_read = nal_unit_size + EVC_NAL_UNIT_LENGTH_BYTE - pc->index;
+
+            ev->incomplete_nalu_prefix_read = 0;
+
+            if(ev->to_read > buf_size)
+                return END_NOT_FOUND;
+            else
+                return ev->to_read;
+        }
+        return ev->to_read;
+    }
+
+    return END_NOT_FOUND;
+}
+
+static int evc_parser_init(AVCodecParserContext *s)
+{
+    EVCParserContext *ev = s->priv_data;
+
+    ev->got_sps = 0;
+    ev->got_pps = 0;
+    ev->got_sei = 0;
+    ev->got_slice = 0;
+    ev->nal_length_size = EVC_NAL_UNIT_LENGTH_BYTE;
+    ev->incomplete_nalu_prefix_read = 0;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int evc_parse(AVCodecParserContext *s, AVCodecContext *avctx,
+                     const uint8_t **poutbuf, int *poutbuf_size,
+                     const uint8_t *buf, int buf_size)
+{
+    int next;
+    EVCParserContext *ev = s->priv_data;
+    ParseContext *pc = &ev->pc;
+    int is_dummy_buf = !buf_size;
+    const uint8_t *dummy_buf = buf;
+
+    if (s->flags & PARSER_FLAG_COMPLETE_FRAMES)
+        next = buf_size;
+    else {
+        next = evc_find_frame_end(s, buf, buf_size, avctx);
+        if (ff_combine_frame(pc, next, &buf, &buf_size) < 0) {
+            *poutbuf      = NULL;
+            *poutbuf_size = 0;
+            ev->to_read -= buf_size;
+            return buf_size;
+        }
+    }
+
+    is_dummy_buf &= (dummy_buf == buf);
+
+    if (!is_dummy_buf)
+        parse_nal_units(s, buf, buf_size, avctx);
+
+    *poutbuf      = buf;
+    *poutbuf_size = buf_size;
+    ev->to_read -= next;
+
+    return next;
+}
+
+const AVCodecParser ff_evc_parser = {
+    .codec_ids      = { AV_CODEC_ID_EVC },
+    .priv_data_size = sizeof(EVCParserContext),
+    .parser_init    = evc_parser_init,
+    .parser_parse   = evc_parse,
+    .parser_close   = ff_parse_close,
+};
diff --git a/libavcodec/libxevd.c b/libavcodec/libxevd.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce6862d72f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libavcodec/libxevd.c
@@ -0,0 +1,440 @@
+/*
+ * libxevd decoder
+ * EVC (MPEG-5 Essential Video Coding) decoding using XEVD MPEG-5 EVC decoder library
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 Dawid Kozinski <d.kozinski@samsung.com>
+ *
+ * This file is part of FFmpeg.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with FFmpeg; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+#include <float.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include <xevd.h>
+
+#include "libavutil/internal.h"
+#include "libavutil/common.h"
+#include "libavutil/opt.h"
+#include "libavutil/pixdesc.h"
+#include "libavutil/pixfmt.h"
+#include "libavutil/imgutils.h"
+#include "libavutil/cpu.h"
+
+#include "avcodec.h"
+#include "internal.h"
+#include "packet_internal.h"
+#include "codec_internal.h"
+
+#define XEVD_PARAM_BAD_NAME -1
+#define XEVD_PARAM_BAD_VALUE -2
+
+#define EVC_NAL_HEADER_SIZE 2 /* byte */
+
+/**
+ * The structure stores all the states associated with the instance of Xeve MPEG-5 EVC decoder
+ */
+typedef struct XevdContext {
+    const AVClass *class;
+
+    XEVD id;            // XEVD instance identifier @see xevd.h
+    XEVD_CDSC cdsc;     // decoding parameters @see xevd.h
+
+    int decod_frames;   // number of decoded frames
+    int packet_count;   // number of packets created by decoder
+
+    // configuration parameters
+    AVDictionary *xevd_opts; // xevd configuration read from a : separated list of key=value parameters
+
+} XevdContext;
+
+/**
+ * The function returns a pointer to a variable of type XEVD_CDSC.
+ * XEVD_CDSC contains all decoder parameters that should be initialized before its use.
+ *
+ * The field values of the XEVD_CDSC structure are populated based on:
+ * - the corresponding field values of the AvCodecConetxt structure,
+ * - the xevd decoder specific option values,
+ *   (the full list of options available for the xevd encoder is displayed after executing the command ./ffmpeg --help decoder = libxevd)
+ * - and the xevd encoder options specified as a list of key-value pairs following the xevd-params option
+ *
+ * Order of input processing and populating the XEVD_CDSC structure
+ * 1. first, the corresponding fields of the AVCodecContext structure are processed, (i.e -threads 4)
+ * 2. then xevd-specific options are added as AVOption to the xevd AVCodec implementation (i.e -threads 3)
+ * 3. finally, the options specified after the xevd-params option as the parameter list of type key value are processed (i.e -xevd-params "m=2")
+ *
+ * Some options can be set in different ways. In this case, please follow the above-mentioned order of processing.
+ * The most recent assignments overwrite the previous values.
+ *
+ * @param[in] avctx codec context
+ * @param[out] cdsc contains all encoder parameters that should be initialized before its use
+ *
+ * @return 0 on success, negative error code on failure
+ */
+static int get_conf(AVCodecContext *avctx, XEVD_CDSC *cdsc)
+{
+    int cpu_count = av_cpu_count();
+
+    /* clear XEVS_CDSC structure */
+    memset(cdsc, 0, sizeof(XEVD_CDSC));
+
+    /* init XEVD_CDSC */
+    if(avctx->thread_count <= 0)
+        cdsc->threads = (cpu_count < XEVD_MAX_TASK_CNT) ? cpu_count : XEVD_MAX_TASK_CNT;
+    else if(avctx->thread_count > XEVD_MAX_TASK_CNT)
+        cdsc->threads = XEVD_MAX_TASK_CNT;
+    else
+        cdsc->threads = avctx->thread_count;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Read NAL unit length
+ * @param bs input data (bitstream)
+ * @return the length of NAL unit on success, 0 value on failure
+ */
+static uint32_t read_nal_unit_length(const uint8_t *bs, int bs_size, AVCodecContext *avctx)
+{
+    uint32_t len = 0;
+    XEVD_INFO info;
+    int ret;
+
+    if(bs_size == XEVD_NAL_UNIT_LENGTH_BYTE) {
+        ret = xevd_info((void *)bs, XEVD_NAL_UNIT_LENGTH_BYTE, 1, &info);
+        if (XEVD_FAILED(ret)) {
+            av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Cannot get bitstream information\n");
+            return 0;
+        }
+        len = info.nalu_len;
+        if(len == 0) {
+            av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Invalid bitstream size! [%d]\n", bs_size);
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return len;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @param[in] xectx the structure that stores all the state associated with the instance of Xeve MPEG-5 EVC decoder
+ * @param[out] avctx codec context
+ * @return 0 on success, negative value on failure
+ */
+static int export_stream_params(const XevdContext *xectx, AVCodecContext *avctx)
+{
+    int ret;
+    int size;
+    int color_space;
+
+    avctx->pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P10;
+
+    size = 4;
+    ret = xevd_config(xectx->id, XEVD_CFG_GET_CODED_WIDTH, &avctx->coded_width, &size);
+    if (XEVD_FAILED(ret)) {
+        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Failed to get coded_width\n");
+        return AVERROR_EXTERNAL;
+    }
+
+    ret = xevd_config(xectx->id, XEVD_CFG_GET_CODED_HEIGHT, &avctx->coded_height, &size);
+    if (XEVD_FAILED(ret)) {
+        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Failed to get coded_height\n");
+        return AVERROR_EXTERNAL;
+    }
+
+    ret = xevd_config(xectx->id, XEVD_CFG_GET_WIDTH, &avctx->width, &size);
+    if (XEVD_FAILED(ret)) {
+        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Failed to get width\n");
+        return AVERROR_EXTERNAL;
+    }
+
+    ret = xevd_config(xectx->id, XEVD_CFG_GET_HEIGHT, &avctx->height, &size);
+    if (XEVD_FAILED(ret)) {
+        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Failed to get height\n");
+        return AVERROR_EXTERNAL;
+    }
+
+    ret = xevd_config(xectx->id, XEVD_CFG_GET_COLOR_SPACE, &color_space, &size);
+    if (XEVD_FAILED(ret)) {
+        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Failed to get color_space\n");
+        return AVERROR_EXTERNAL;
+    }
+    switch(color_space) {
+    case XEVD_CS_YCBCR400_10LE:
+        avctx->pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_GRAY10LE;
+        break;
+    case XEVD_CS_YCBCR420_10LE:
+        avctx->pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P10LE;
+        break;
+    case XEVD_CS_YCBCR422_10LE:
+        avctx->pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_YUV422P10LE;
+        break;
+    case XEVD_CS_YCBCR444_10LE:
+        avctx->pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_YUV444P10LE;
+        break;
+    default:
+        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Unknown color space\n");
+        avctx->pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_NONE;
+        return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
+    }
+
+    // the function returns sps->num_reorder_pics
+    ret = xevd_config(xectx->id, XEVD_CFG_GET_MAX_CODING_DELAY, &avctx->max_b_frames, &size);
+    if (XEVD_FAILED(ret)) {
+        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Failed to get max_coding_delay\n");
+        return AVERROR_EXTERNAL;
+    }
+
+    avctx->has_b_frames = (avctx->max_b_frames) ? 1 : 0;
+
+    avctx->color_primaries = AVCOL_PRI_UNSPECIFIED;
+    avctx->color_trc       = AVCOL_TRC_UNSPECIFIED;
+    avctx->colorspace      = AVCOL_SPC_UNSPECIFIED;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Initialize decoder
+ * Create a decoder instance and allocate all the needed resources
+ *
+ * @param avctx codec context
+ * @return 0 on success, negative error code on failure
+ */
+static av_cold int libxevd_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
+{
+    XevdContext *xectx = avctx->priv_data;
+    int ret = 0;
+    XEVD_CDSC *cdsc = &(xectx->cdsc);
+
+    /* read configurations and set values for created descriptor (XEVD_CDSC) */
+    ret = get_conf(avctx, cdsc);
+    if (ret != 0) {
+        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Cannot get configuration\n");
+        return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
+    }
+
+    /* create decoder */
+    xectx->id = xevd_create(&(xectx->cdsc), NULL);
+    if(xectx->id == NULL) {
+        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Cannot create XEVD encoder\n");
+        return AVERROR_EXTERNAL;
+    }
+
+    xectx->packet_count = 0;
+    xectx->decod_frames = 0;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+  * Decode picture
+  *
+  * @param avctx codec context
+  * @param[out] frame decoded frame
+  * @param[out] got_frame_ptr decoder sets to 0 or 1 to indicate that a
+  *                       non-empty frame or subtitle was returned in
+  *                       outdata.
+  * @param[in] avpkt AVPacket containing encoded data to be decoded
+  *
+  * @return amount of bytes read from the packet on success, negative error
+  *         code on failure
+  */
+ static int libxevd_decode(struct AVCodecContext *avctx, struct AVFrame *frame, int *got_frame_ptr, AVPacket *avpkt)
+{
+    XevdContext *xectx = NULL;
+    XEVD_IMGB *imgb = NULL;
+    XEVD_STAT stat;
+    XEVD_BITB bitb;
+    int xevd_ret, nalu_size, bs_read_pos;
+    int ret = 0;
+
+    if(avctx == NULL) {
+        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Invalid input parameter: AVCodecContext\n");
+        return AVERROR(EINVAL);
+    }
+    xectx = avctx->priv_data;
+    if(xectx == NULL) {
+        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Invalid XEVD context\n");
+        return AVERROR(EINVAL);
+    }
+
+    if(avpkt->size > 0) {
+        bs_read_pos = 0;
+        imgb = NULL;
+        while(avpkt->size > (bs_read_pos + XEVD_NAL_UNIT_LENGTH_BYTE)) {
+
+            memset(&stat, 0, sizeof(XEVD_STAT));
+            memset(&bitb, 0, sizeof(XEVD_BITB));
+
+            nalu_size = read_nal_unit_length(avpkt->data + bs_read_pos, XEVD_NAL_UNIT_LENGTH_BYTE, avctx);
+            if(nalu_size == 0) {
+                av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Invalid bitstream\n");
+                ret = AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
+                goto ERR;
+            }
+            bs_read_pos += XEVD_NAL_UNIT_LENGTH_BYTE;
+
+            bitb.addr = avpkt->data + bs_read_pos;
+            bitb.ssize = nalu_size;
+
+            /* main decoding block */
+            xevd_ret = xevd_decode(xectx->id, &bitb, &stat);
+            if(XEVD_FAILED(xevd_ret)) {
+                av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Failed to decode bitstream\n");
+                ret = AVERROR_EXTERNAL;
+                goto ERR;
+            }
+
+            bs_read_pos += nalu_size;
+
+            if(stat.nalu_type == XEVD_NUT_SPS) { // EVC stream parameters changed
+                if((ret = export_stream_params(xectx, avctx)) != 0)
+                    goto ERR;
+            }
+
+            if(stat.read != nalu_size)
+                av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_INFO, "Different reading of bitstream (in:%d, read:%d)\n,", nalu_size, stat.read);
+            if(stat.fnum >= 0) {
+                // already has a decoded image
+                if (imgb) {
+                    // xevd_pull uses pool of objects of type XEVD_IMGB.
+                    // The pool size is equal MAX_PB_SIZE (26), so release object when it is no more needed
+                    imgb->release(imgb);
+                    imgb = NULL;
+                }
+                xevd_ret = xevd_pull(xectx->id, &imgb);
+                if(XEVD_FAILED(xevd_ret)) {
+                    av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Failed to pull the decoded image (xevd error code: %d, frame#=%d)\n", xevd_ret, stat.fnum);
+                    ret = AVERROR_EXTERNAL;
+                    goto ERR;
+                } else if (xevd_ret == XEVD_OK_FRM_DELAYED) {
+                    if(imgb) {
+                        // xevd_pull uses pool of objects of type XEVD_IMGB.
+                        // The pool size is equal MAX_PB_SIZE (26), so release object when it is no more needed
+                        imgb->release(imgb);
+                        imgb = NULL;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    } else { // bumping
+        xevd_ret = xevd_pull(xectx->id, &(imgb));
+        if(xevd_ret == XEVD_ERR_UNEXPECTED) { // bumping process completed
+            *got_frame_ptr = 0;
+            return 0;
+        } else if(XEVD_FAILED(xevd_ret)) {
+            av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Failed to pull the decoded image (xevd error code: %d)\n", xevd_ret);
+            ret = AVERROR_EXTERNAL;
+            goto ERR;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if(imgb) {
+        // @todo supports other color space and bit depth
+        if(imgb->cs != XEVD_CS_YCBCR420_10LE) {
+            av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Not supported pixel format: %s\n", av_get_pix_fmt_name(avctx->pix_fmt));
+            ret = AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
+            goto ERR;
+        }
+
+        if (imgb->w[0] != avctx->width || imgb->h[0] != avctx->height) { // stream resolution changed
+            if(ff_set_dimensions(avctx, imgb->w[0], imgb->h[0]) < 0) {
+                av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Cannot set new dimension\n");
+                ret = AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
+                goto ERR;
+            }
+        }
+
+        frame->coded_picture_number++;
+        frame->display_picture_number++;
+        frame->format = AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P10LE;
+
+        if (ff_get_buffer(avctx, frame, 0) < 0) {
+            av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Cannot get AV buffer\n");
+            ret = AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+            goto ERR;
+        }
+
+        frame->pts = avpkt->pts;
+
+        av_image_copy(frame->data, frame->linesize, (const uint8_t **)imgb->a,
+                      imgb->s, avctx->pix_fmt,
+                      imgb->w[0], imgb->h[0]);
+
+        xectx->decod_frames++;
+        *got_frame_ptr = 1;
+
+        // xevd_pull uses pool of objects of type XEVD_IMGB.
+        // The pool size is equal MAX_PB_SIZE (26), so release object when it is no more needed
+        imgb->release(imgb);
+        imgb = NULL;
+    } else
+        *got_frame_ptr = 0;
+
+    xectx->packet_count++;
+
+    return avpkt->size;
+
+ERR:
+    if(imgb) {
+        imgb->release(imgb);
+        imgb = NULL;
+    }
+    *got_frame_ptr = 0;
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Destroy decoder
+ *
+ * @param avctx codec context
+ * @return 0 on success
+ */
+static av_cold int libxevd_close(AVCodecContext *avctx)
+{
+    XevdContext *xectx = avctx->priv_data;
+    if(xectx->id) {
+        xevd_delete(xectx->id);
+        xectx->id = NULL;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+#define OFFSET(x) offsetof(XevdContext, x)
+#define VD AV_OPT_FLAG_VIDEO_PARAM | AV_OPT_FLAG_DECODING_PARAM
+
+static const AVClass xevd_class = {
+    .class_name = "libxevd",
+    .item_name  = av_default_item_name,
+    .version    = LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_INT,
+};
+
+const FFCodec ff_libxevd_decoder = {
+    .p.name             = "evc",
+    .p.long_name        = NULL_IF_CONFIG_SMALL("EVC / MPEG-5 Essential Video Coding (EVC)"),
+    .p.type             = AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO,
+    .p.id               = AV_CODEC_ID_EVC,
+    .init               = libxevd_init,
+    FF_CODEC_DECODE_CB(libxevd_decode),
+    .close              = libxevd_close,
+    .priv_data_size     = sizeof(XevdContext),
+    .p.priv_class       = &xevd_class,
+    .p.capabilities     = AV_CODEC_CAP_DELAY | AV_CODEC_CAP_AUTO_THREADS | AV_CODEC_CAP_AVOID_PROBING | AV_CODEC_CAP_DR1,
+    .p.wrapper_name     = "libxevd",
+};
diff --git a/libavcodec/libxeve.c b/libavcodec/libxeve.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e115ce63d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libavcodec/libxeve.c
@@ -0,0 +1,753 @@
+/*
+ * libxeve encoder
+ * EVC (MPEG-5 Essential Video Coding) encoding using XEVE MPEG-5 EVC encoder library
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 Dawid Kozinski <d.kozinski@samsung.com>
+ *
+ * This file is part of FFmpeg.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with FFmpeg; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+#include <float.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include <xeve.h>
+
+#include "libavutil/internal.h"
+#include "libavutil/common.h"
+#include "libavutil/opt.h"
+#include "libavutil/pixdesc.h"
+#include "libavutil/pixfmt.h"
+#include "libavutil/time.h"
+#include "libavutil/cpu.h"
+#include "libavutil/avstring.h"
+
+#include "avcodec.h"
+#include "internal.h"
+#include "packet_internal.h"
+#include "codec_internal.h"
+#include "encode.h"
+
+#define MAX_BS_BUF (16*1024*1024)
+
+/**
+ * Error codes
+ */
+#define XEVE_PARAM_BAD_NAME -100
+#define XEVE_PARAM_BAD_VALUE -200
+
+/**
+ * Encoder states
+ *
+ * STATE_ENCODING - the encoder receives and processes input frames
+ * STATE_BUMPING  - there are no more input frames, however the encoder still processes previously received data
+ * STATE_SKIPPING - skipping input frames
+ */
+typedef enum State {
+    STATE_ENCODING,
+    STATE_BUMPING,
+    STATE_SKIPPING
+} State;
+
+/**
+ * The structure stores all the states associated with the instance of Xeve MPEG-5 EVC encoder
+ */
+typedef struct XeveContext {
+    const AVClass *class;
+
+    XEVE id;            // XEVE instance identifier
+    XEVE_CDSC cdsc;     // coding parameters i.e profile, width & height of input frame, num of therads, frame rate ...
+    XEVE_BITB bitb;     // bitstream buffer (output)
+    XEVE_STAT stat;     // encoding status (output)
+    XEVE_IMGB imgb;     // image buffer (input)
+
+    State state;        // encoder state (skipping, encoding, bumping)
+
+    // Chroma subsampling
+    int width_luma;
+    int height_luma;
+    int width_chroma;
+    int height_chroma;
+
+    int profile_id;     // encoder profile (main, baseline)
+    int preset_id;      // preset of xeve ( fast, medium, slow, placebo)
+    int tune_id;        // tune of xeve (psnr, zerolatency)
+    int input_depth;    // input bit-depth: 8bit, 10bit
+    int color_format;   // input data color format: currently only XEVE_CF_YCBCR420 is supported
+    int hash;           // embed picture signature (HASH) for conformance checking in decoding
+
+    /* variables for input parameter */
+    char *op_preset;
+    char *op_tune;
+    int op_qp;
+    int op_crf;
+
+    // configuration parameters
+    // xeve configuration read from a : separated list of key=value parameters
+    AVDictionary *xeve_params;
+} XeveContext;
+
+/**
+ * Gets Xeve pre-defined preset
+ *
+ * @param preset string describing Xeve encoder preset (fast, medium, slow, placebo)
+ * @return XEVE pre-defined profile on success, negative value on failure
+ */
+static int get_preset_id(const char *preset)
+{
+    if((!strcmp(preset, "fast")))
+        return XEVE_PRESET_FAST;
+    else if (!strcmp(preset, "medium"))
+        return XEVE_PRESET_MEDIUM;
+    else if (!strcmp(preset, "slow"))
+        return XEVE_PRESET_SLOW;
+    else if (!strcmp(preset, "placebo"))
+        return XEVE_PRESET_PLACEBO;
+    else
+        return AVERROR(EINVAL);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Gets Xeve pre-defined tune id
+ *
+ * @param[in] tune string describing Xeve encoder tune (psnr, zerolatency)
+ * @return XEVE pre-defined profile on success, negative value on failure
+ */
+static int get_tune_id(const char *tune)
+{
+    if((!strcmp(tune, "psnr")))
+        return XEVE_TUNE_PSNR;
+    else if (!strcmp(tune, "zerolatency"))
+        return XEVE_TUNE_ZEROLATENCY;
+    else
+        return AVERROR(EINVAL);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Convert FFmpeg pixel format (AVPixelFormat) to XEVE pre-defined color format
+ *
+ * @param[in]  av_pix_fmt pixel format (@see https://ffmpeg.org/doxygen/trunk/pixfmt_8h.html#a9a8e335cf3be472042bc9f0cf80cd4c5)
+ * @param[out] xeve_col_fmt XEVE pre-defined color format (@see xeve.h)
+ *
+ * @return 0 on success, negative value on failure
+ */
+static int xeve_color_fmt(enum AVPixelFormat av_pix_fmt, int *xeve_col_fmt)
+{
+    switch (av_pix_fmt) {
+    case AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P:
+        *xeve_col_fmt = XEVE_CF_YCBCR420;
+        break;
+    case AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P10:
+        *xeve_col_fmt = XEVE_CF_YCBCR420;
+        break;
+    default:
+        *xeve_col_fmt = XEVE_CF_UNKNOWN;
+        return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Convert FFmpeg pixel format (AVPixelFormat) into XEVE pre-defined color space
+ *
+ * @param[in] px_fmt pixel format (@see https://ffmpeg.org/doxygen/trunk/pixfmt_8h.html#a9a8e335cf3be472042bc9f0cf80cd4c5)
+ *
+ * @return XEVE pre-defined color space (@see xeve.h) on success, XEVE_CF_UNKNOWN on failure
+ */
+static int xeve_color_space(enum AVPixelFormat av_pix_fmt)
+{
+    /* color space of input image */
+    int cs = XEVE_CF_UNKNOWN;
+
+    switch (av_pix_fmt) {
+    case AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P:
+        cs = XEVE_CS_YCBCR420;
+        break;
+    case AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P10:
+#if AV_HAVE_BIGENDIAN
+        cs = XEVE_CS_SET(XEVE_CF_YCBCR420, 10, 1);
+#else
+        cs = XEVE_CS_YCBCR420_10LE;
+#endif
+
+        break;
+    default:
+        cs = XEVE_CF_UNKNOWN;
+        break;
+    }
+
+    return cs;
+}
+
+static int kbps_str_to_int(char *str)
+{
+    int kbps = 0;
+    char *saveptr = NULL;
+    if (strchr(str, 'K') || strchr(str, 'k')) {
+        char *tmp = av_strtok(str, "Kk ", &saveptr);
+        kbps = (int)(strtof(tmp, NULL));
+    } else if (strchr(str, 'M') || strchr(str, 'm')) {
+        char *tmp = av_strtok(str, "Mm ", &saveptr);
+        kbps = (int)(strtof(tmp, NULL) * 1000);
+    } else {
+        kbps = strtol(str, NULL, 10);
+    }
+
+    return kbps;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Parse : separated list of key=value parameters
+ *
+ * @param[in] avctx context for logger
+ * @param[in] key
+ * @param[in] value
+ * @param[out] cdsc contains all Xeve MPEG-5 EVC encoder encoder parameters that
+ *                  should be initialized before the encoder is use
+ *
+ * @return 0 on success, negative value on failure
+ */
+static int parse_xeve_params(AVCodecContext *avctx, const char *key, const char *value, XEVE_CDSC* cdsc)
+{
+    XeveContext *xectx = NULL;
+    xectx = avctx->priv_data;
+
+    if(!key) {
+        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Ivalid argument: key string is NULL\n");
+        return XEVE_PARAM_BAD_VALUE;
+    }
+    if(!value) {
+        if (strcmp(key, "hash") == 0) {
+            xectx->hash = 1;
+            av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_INFO, "embedding signature is enabled\n");
+        } else {
+            av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Ivalid argument: value string is NULL\n");
+            return XEVE_PARAM_BAD_VALUE;
+        }
+    } else if (strcmp(key, "vbv-bufsize") == 0 ) {
+        cdsc->param.vbv_bufsize = kbps_str_to_int((char *)value);
+        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_INFO, "VBV buffer size: %dkbits\n", cdsc->param.vbv_bufsize);
+    } else {
+        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Unknown xeve codec option: %s\n", key);
+        return XEVE_PARAM_BAD_NAME;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * The function returns a pointer to the object of the XEVE_CDSC type.
+ * XEVE_CDSC contains all encoder parameters that should be initialized before the encoder is used.
+ *
+ * The field values of the XEVE_CDSC structure are populated based on:
+ * - the corresponding field values of the AvCodecConetxt structure,
+ * - the xeve encoder specific option values,
+ *   (the full list of options available for xeve encoder is displayed after executing the command ./ffmpeg --help encoder = libxeve)
+ * - and the xeve encoder options specified as a list of key-value pairs following the xeve-params option
+ *
+ * The order of processing input data and populating the XEVE_CDSC structure
+ * 1) first, the fields of the AVCodecContext structure corresponding to the provided input options are processed,
+ *    (i.e -pix_fmt yuv420p -s:v 1920x1080 -r 30 -profile:v 0)
+ * 2) then xeve-specific options added as AVOption to the xeve AVCodec implementation
+ *    (i.e -threads_cnt 3 -preset 0)
+ * 3) finally, the options specified after the xeve-params option as the parameter list of type key value are processed
+ *    (i.e -xeve-params "m=2:q=17")
+ *
+ * Keep in mind that, there are options that can be set in different ways.
+ * In this case, please follow the above-mentioned order of processing.
+ * The most recent assignments overwrite the previous values.
+ *
+ * @param[in] avctx codec context (AVCodecContext)
+ * @param[out] cdsc contains all Xeve MPEG-5 EVC encoder encoder parameters that should be initialized before the encoder is use
+ *
+ * @return 0 on success, negative error code on failure
+ */
+static int get_conf(AVCodecContext *avctx, XEVE_CDSC *cdsc)
+{
+    XeveContext *xectx = NULL;
+    int ret;
+
+    xectx = avctx->priv_data;
+    xectx->hash = 0;
+
+    /* initialize xeve_param struct with default values */
+    ret = xeve_param_default(&cdsc->param);
+    if (XEVE_FAILED(ret)) {
+        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Cannot set_default parameter\n");
+        return AVERROR_EXTERNAL;
+    }
+
+    /* read options from AVCodecContext */
+    if(avctx->width > 0)
+        cdsc->param.w = xectx->width_luma = avctx->width;
+
+    if(avctx->height > 0)
+        cdsc->param.h = xectx->height_luma = avctx->height;
+
+    if(avctx->framerate.num > 0) {
+        // fps can be float number, but xeve API doesn't support it
+        cdsc->param.fps = (int)(((float)avctx->framerate.num / avctx->framerate.den) + 0.5);
+    }
+
+    if(avctx->gop_size >= 0) { // GOP size (key-frame interval)
+        cdsc->param.keyint = avctx->gop_size; // 0: only one I-frame at the first time; 1: every frame is coded in I-frame
+    }
+
+    if (avctx->max_b_frames == 0 || avctx->max_b_frames == 1 || avctx->max_b_frames == 3 ||
+        avctx->max_b_frames == 7 || avctx->max_b_frames == 15) { // number of b-frames
+        cdsc->param.bframes = avctx->max_b_frames;
+    } else {
+        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Incorrect value for maximum number of B frames: (%d) \n"
+               "Acceptable values for bf option (maximum number of B frames) are 0,1,3,7 or 15\n", avctx->max_b_frames);
+        return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
+    }
+
+    if (avctx->level >= 0)
+        cdsc->param.level_idc = avctx->level;
+
+    if (avctx->rc_buffer_size > 0) { // VBV buf size
+        cdsc->param.vbv_bufsize = (int)(avctx->rc_buffer_size / 1000);
+    }
+
+    // rc_type:  Rate control type [ 0(CQP) / 1(ABR) / 2(CRF) ]
+    if (avctx->bit_rate > 0) {
+        if (avctx->bit_rate / 1000 > INT_MAX || avctx->rc_max_rate / 1000 > INT_MAX) {
+            av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Not supported bitrate bit_rate and rc_max_rate > %d000\n", INT_MAX);
+            return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
+        }
+        cdsc->param.bitrate = (int)(avctx->bit_rate / 1000);
+        cdsc->param.rc_type = XEVE_RC_ABR;
+    }
+
+    if (xectx->op_crf >= 0) {
+        cdsc->param.crf = xectx->op_crf;
+        cdsc->param.rc_type = XEVE_RC_CRF;
+    }
+
+    if(avctx->thread_count <= 0) {
+        int cpu_count = av_cpu_count();
+        cdsc->param.threads = (cpu_count < XEVE_MAX_THREADS) ? cpu_count : XEVE_MAX_THREADS;
+    } else if(avctx->thread_count > XEVE_MAX_THREADS)
+        cdsc->param.threads = XEVE_MAX_THREADS;
+    else
+        cdsc->param.threads = avctx->thread_count;
+
+
+    xeve_color_fmt(avctx->pix_fmt, &xectx->color_format);
+
+#if AV_HAVE_BIGENDIAN
+    cdsc->param.cs = XEVE_CS_SET(xectx->color_format, cdsc->param.codec_bit_depth, 1);
+#else
+    cdsc->param.cs = XEVE_CS_SET(xectx->color_format, cdsc->param.codec_bit_depth, 0);
+#endif
+
+    cdsc->max_bs_buf_size = MAX_BS_BUF;
+
+    if(avctx->profile == FF_PROFILE_EVC_BASELINE)
+        xectx->profile_id = XEVE_PROFILE_BASELINE;
+    else if(avctx->profile == FF_PROFILE_EVC_MAIN)
+        xectx->profile_id = XEVE_PROFILE_MAIN;
+    else {
+        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Unknown encoder profile (%d)\n"
+               "Acceptable values for profile option are 0 and 1 (0: baseline profile; 1: main profile)\n", avctx->profile);
+        return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
+    }
+
+    if (xectx->op_preset) { // preset
+        xectx->preset_id = get_preset_id(xectx->op_preset);
+    }
+
+    if (xectx->op_tune) { // tune
+        xectx->tune_id = get_tune_id(xectx->op_tune);
+    }
+
+    ret = xeve_param_ppt(&cdsc->param, xectx->profile_id, xectx->preset_id, xectx->tune_id);
+    if (XEVE_FAILED(ret)) {
+        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Cannot set profile(%d), preset(%d), tune(%d)\n", xectx->profile_id, xectx->preset_id, xectx->tune_id);
+        return AVERROR_EXTERNAL;
+    }
+
+    /* parse : separated list of key=value parameters and set values for created descriptor (XEVE_CDSC) */
+    {
+        const AVDictionaryEntry *en = NULL;
+
+        // Start to parse xeve_params
+        while ((en = av_dict_get(xectx->xeve_params, "", en, AV_DICT_IGNORE_SUFFIX))) {
+            int parse_ret = parse_xeve_params(avctx, en->key, en->value, cdsc);
+
+            switch (parse_ret) {
+            case XEVE_PARAM_BAD_NAME:
+                av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_WARNING, "Unknown option: %s.\n", en->key);
+                break;
+            case XEVE_PARAM_BAD_VALUE:
+                av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_WARNING, "Invalid value for %s: %s.\n", en->key, en->value);
+                break;
+            default:
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Set XEVE_CFG_SET_USE_PIC_SIGNATURE for encoder
+ *
+ * @param[in] logger context
+ * @param[in] id XEVE encodec instance identifier
+ * @param[in] ctx the structure stores all the states associated with the instance of Xeve MPEG-5 EVC encoder
+ *
+ * @return 0 on success, negative error code on failure
+ */
+static int set_extra_config(AVCodecContext* avctx, XEVE id, XeveContext *ctx)
+{
+    int ret, size, value;
+    size = 4;
+
+    // embed SEI messages identifying encoder parameters and command line arguments
+    // - 0: off\n"
+    // - 1: emit sei info"
+    //
+    // SEI - Supplemental enhancement information contains information
+    // that is not necessary to decode the samples of coded pictures from VCL NAL units.
+    // Some SEI message information is required to check bitstream conformance
+    // and for output timing decoder conformance.
+    // @see ISO_IEC_23094-1_2020 7.4.3.5
+    // @see ISO_IEC_23094-1_2020 Annex D
+    ret = xeve_config(id, XEVE_CFG_SET_SEI_CMD, &value, &size); // sei_cmd_info
+    if (XEVE_FAILED(ret))
+    {
+        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Failed to set config for sei command info messages\n");
+        return AVERROR_EXTERNAL;
+    }
+
+    if(ctx->hash) {
+        value = 1;
+        ret = xeve_config(id, XEVE_CFG_SET_USE_PIC_SIGNATURE, &value, &size);
+        if(XEVE_FAILED(ret)) {
+            av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Failed to set config for picture signature\n");
+            return AVERROR_EXTERNAL;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Switch encoder to bumping mode
+ *
+ * @param id XEVE encodec instance identifier
+ * @return 0 on success, negative error code on failure
+ */
+static int setup_bumping(XEVE id)
+{
+    int val = 1;
+    int size = sizeof(int);
+    if(XEVE_FAILED(xeve_config(id, XEVE_CFG_SET_FORCE_OUT, (void *)(&val), &size)))
+        return AVERROR_EXTERNAL;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Initialize eXtra-fast Essential Video Encoder codec
+ * Create an encoder instance and allocate all the needed resources
+ *
+ * @param avctx codec context
+ * @return 0 on success, negative error code on failure
+ */
+static av_cold int libxeve_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
+{
+    XeveContext *xectx = avctx->priv_data;
+    unsigned char *bs_buf = NULL;
+    int i;
+    int shift_h = 0;
+    int shift_v = 0;
+    XEVE_IMGB *imgb = NULL;
+    int ret = 0;
+
+    XEVE_CDSC *cdsc = &(xectx->cdsc);
+
+    /* allocate bitstream buffer */
+    bs_buf = av_malloc(MAX_BS_BUF);
+    if(bs_buf == NULL) {
+        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Cannot allocate bitstream buffer\n");
+        return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+    }
+    xectx->bitb.addr = bs_buf;
+    xectx->bitb.bsize = MAX_BS_BUF;
+
+    /* read configurations and set values for created descriptor (XEVE_CDSC) */
+    if ((ret = get_conf(avctx, cdsc)) != 0) {
+        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Cannot get configuration\n");
+        return AVERROR(EINVAL);
+    }
+
+    if ((ret = xeve_param_check(&cdsc->param)) != 0) {
+        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Invalid configuration\n");
+        return AVERROR(EINVAL);
+    }
+
+    /* create encoder */
+    xectx->id = xeve_create(cdsc, NULL);
+    if(xectx->id == NULL) {
+        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Cannot create XEVE encoder\n");
+        return AVERROR_EXTERNAL;
+    }
+
+    if((ret = set_extra_config(avctx, xectx->id, xectx))!=0) {
+        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Cannot set extra configuration\n");
+        return AVERROR(EINVAL);
+    }
+
+    if((ret = av_pix_fmt_get_chroma_sub_sample(avctx->pix_fmt, &shift_h, &shift_v)) != 0) {
+        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Failed to get  chroma shift\n");
+        return AVERROR(EINVAL);
+    }
+
+    // YUV format explanation
+    // shift_h == 1 && shift_v == 1 : YUV420
+    // shift_h == 1 && shift_v == 0 : YUV422
+    // shift_h == 0 && shift_v == 0 : YUV444
+    //
+    xectx->width_chroma = AV_CEIL_RSHIFT(xectx->width_luma, shift_h);
+    xectx->height_chroma = AV_CEIL_RSHIFT(xectx->height_luma, shift_v);
+
+    /* set default values for input image buffer */
+    imgb = &xectx->imgb;
+    imgb->cs = xeve_color_space(avctx->pix_fmt);
+    imgb->np = 3; /* only for yuv420p, yuv420ple */
+
+    for (i = 0; i < imgb->np; i++)
+        imgb->x[i] = imgb->y[i] = 0;
+
+    imgb->w[0] = imgb->aw[0] = xectx->width_luma;
+    imgb->w[1] = imgb->w[2] = imgb->aw[1] = imgb->aw[2] = xectx->width_chroma;
+    imgb->h[0] = imgb->ah[0] = xectx->height_luma;
+    imgb->h[1] = imgb->h[2] = imgb->ah[1] = imgb->ah[2] = xectx->height_chroma;
+
+    xectx->state = STATE_ENCODING;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+  * Encode raw data frame into EVC packet
+  *
+  * @param[in] avctx codec context
+  * @param[out] pkt output AVPacket containing encoded data
+  * @param[in] frame AVFrame containing the raw data to be encoded
+  * @param[out] got_packet encoder sets to 0 or 1 to indicate that a
+  *                         non-empty packet was returned in pkt
+  *
+  * @return 0 on success, negative error code on failure
+  */
+static int libxeve_encode(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVPacket *avpkt,
+                          const AVFrame *frame, int *got_packet)
+{
+    XeveContext *xectx =  avctx->priv_data;
+    int  ret = -1;
+    int xeve_cs;
+
+    if(xectx->state == STATE_SKIPPING && frame ) {
+        xectx->state = STATE_ENCODING; // Entering encoding process
+    } else if(xectx->state == STATE_ENCODING && frame == NULL) {
+        if (setup_bumping(xectx->id) == 0)
+            xectx->state = STATE_BUMPING;  // Entering bumping process
+        else {
+            av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Failed to setup bumping\n");
+            xectx->state = STATE_SKIPPING;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if(xectx->state == STATE_ENCODING) {
+        const AVPixFmtDescriptor *pixel_fmt_desc = av_pix_fmt_desc_get (frame->format);
+        if(!pixel_fmt_desc) {
+            av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Invalid pixel format descriptor for pixel format: %s\n", av_get_pix_fmt_name(avctx->pix_fmt));
+            return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
+        }
+
+        xeve_cs = xeve_color_space(avctx->pix_fmt);
+        if(xeve_cs != XEVE_CS_YCBCR420 && xeve_cs != XEVE_CS_YCBCR420_10LE) {
+            av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Invalid pixel format: %s\n", av_get_pix_fmt_name(avctx->pix_fmt));
+            return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
+        }
+
+        {
+            int i;
+            XEVE_IMGB *imgb = NULL;
+
+            imgb = &xectx->imgb;
+
+            for (i = 0; i < imgb->np; i++) {
+                imgb->a[i] = frame->data[i];
+                imgb->s[i] = frame->linesize[i];
+            }
+
+            if(xectx->id == NULL) {
+                av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Invalid XEVE encoder\n");
+                return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
+            }
+
+            imgb->ts[0] = frame->pts;
+            imgb->ts[1] = 0;
+
+            /* push image to encoder */
+            ret = xeve_push(xectx->id, imgb);
+            if(XEVE_FAILED(ret)) {
+                av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "xeve_push() failed\n");
+                return AVERROR_EXTERNAL;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    if(xectx->state == STATE_ENCODING || xectx->state == STATE_BUMPING) {
+
+        /* encoding */
+        ret = xeve_encode(xectx->id, &(xectx->bitb), &(xectx->stat));
+        if(XEVE_FAILED(ret)) {
+            av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "xeve_encode() failed\n");
+            return AVERROR_EXTERNAL;
+        }
+
+        /* store bitstream */
+        if (ret == XEVE_OK_OUT_NOT_AVAILABLE) { // Return OK but picture is not available yet
+            *got_packet = 0;
+            return 0;
+        } else if(ret == XEVE_OK) {
+            int av_pic_type;
+
+            if(xectx->stat.write > 0) {
+
+                ret = ff_get_encode_buffer(avctx, avpkt, xectx->stat.write, 0);
+                if (ret < 0) {
+                    return ret;
+                }
+
+                memcpy(avpkt->data, xectx->bitb.addr, xectx->stat.write);
+
+                avpkt->pts = xectx->bitb.ts[0];
+                avpkt->dts = xectx->bitb.ts[1];
+
+                switch(xectx->stat.stype) {
+                case XEVE_ST_I:
+                    av_pic_type = AV_PICTURE_TYPE_I;
+                    avpkt->flags |= AV_PKT_FLAG_KEY;
+                    break;
+                case XEVE_ST_P:
+                    av_pic_type = AV_PICTURE_TYPE_P;
+                    break;
+                case XEVE_ST_B:
+                    av_pic_type = AV_PICTURE_TYPE_B;
+                    break;
+                case XEVE_ST_UNKNOWN:
+                    av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Unknown slice type\n");
+                    return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
+                }
+
+                ff_side_data_set_encoder_stats(avpkt, xectx->stat.qp * FF_QP2LAMBDA, NULL, 0, av_pic_type);
+
+                *got_packet = 1;
+            }
+        } else if (ret == XEVE_OK_NO_MORE_FRM) {
+            // Return OK but no more frames
+            return 0;
+        } else {
+            av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Invalid return value: %d\n", ret);
+            return AVERROR_EXTERNAL;
+        }
+    } else {
+        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Udefined encoder state\n");
+        return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Destroy the encoder and release all the allocated resources
+ *
+ * @param avctx codec context
+ * @return 0 on success, negative error code on failure
+ */
+static av_cold int libxeve_close(AVCodecContext *avctx)
+{
+    XeveContext *xectx = avctx->priv_data;
+
+    xeve_delete(xectx->id);
+
+    av_free(xectx->bitb.addr); /* release bitstream buffer */
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+#define OFFSET(x) offsetof(XeveContext, x)
+#define VE AV_OPT_FLAG_VIDEO_PARAM | AV_OPT_FLAG_ENCODING_PARAM
+
+static const enum AVPixelFormat supported_pixel_formats[] = {
+    AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P,
+    AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P10,
+    AV_PIX_FMT_NONE
+};
+
+// Example of using: ./ffmpeg -xeve-params "m=2:q=17"
+// Consider using following options (./ffmpeg --help encoder=libxeve)
+//
+static const AVOption xeve_options[] = {
+    { "preset", "Encoding preset for setting encoding speed [fast, medium, slow, placebo]", OFFSET(op_preset), AV_OPT_TYPE_STRING, { .str = "medium" }, 0, 0, VE },
+    { "tune", "Tuneing parameter for special purpose operation [psnr, zerolatency]", OFFSET(op_tune), AV_OPT_TYPE_STRING, { 0 }, 0, 0, VE},
+    { "qp", "quantization parameter qp <0..51> [default: 32]", OFFSET(op_qp), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, { .i64 = 32 }, 0, 51, VE },
+    { "crf", "constant rate factor <-1..51> [default: 32]", OFFSET(op_crf), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, { .i64 = -1 }, -1, 51, VE },
+    { "xeve-params", "override the xeve configuration using a : separated list of key=value parameters", OFFSET(xeve_params), AV_OPT_TYPE_DICT,   { 0 }, 0, 0, VE },
+    { NULL }
+};
+
+static const AVClass xeve_class = {
+    .class_name = "libxeve",
+    .item_name  = av_default_item_name,
+    .option     = xeve_options,
+    .version    = LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_INT,
+};
+
+/**
+ *  libavcodec generic global options, which can be set on all the encoders and decoders
+ *  @see https://www.ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-codecs.html#Codec-Options
+ */
+static const FFCodecDefault xeve_defaults[] = {
+    { "b", "0" },       // bitrate
+    { "g", "0" },       // gop_size (key-frame interval 0: only one I-frame at the first time; 1: every frame is coded in I-frame)
+    { "bf", "15"},      // bframes (0: no B-frames)
+    { "profile", "0"},  // encoder codec profile (0: baselie; 1: main)
+    { "threads", "0"},  // number of threads to be used (0: automatically select the number of threads to set)
+    { NULL },
+};
+
+const FFCodec ff_libxeve_encoder = {
+    .p.name             = "libxeve",
+    .p.long_name        = NULL_IF_CONFIG_SMALL("libxeve MPEG-5 EVC"),
+    .p.type             = AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO,
+    .p.id               = AV_CODEC_ID_EVC,
+    .init               = libxeve_init,
+    FF_CODEC_ENCODE_CB(libxeve_encode),
+    .close              = libxeve_close,
+    .priv_data_size     = sizeof(XeveContext),
+    .p.priv_class       = &xeve_class,
+    .defaults           = xeve_defaults,
+    .p.capabilities     = FF_CODEC_CAP_INIT_CLEANUP | AV_CODEC_CAP_DELAY | AV_CODEC_CAP_AUTO_THREADS | AV_CODEC_CAP_DR1,
+    .p.wrapper_name     = "libxeve",
+    .p.pix_fmts         = supported_pixel_formats,
+};
diff --git a/libavcodec/parsers.c b/libavcodec/parsers.c
index b59388835d..553f7ee23e 100644
--- a/libavcodec/parsers.c
+++ b/libavcodec/parsers.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ extern const AVCodecParser ff_dvaudio_parser;
 extern const AVCodecParser ff_dvbsub_parser;
 extern const AVCodecParser ff_dvdsub_parser;
 extern const AVCodecParser ff_dvd_nav_parser;
+extern const AVCodecParser ff_evc_parser;
 extern const AVCodecParser ff_flac_parser;
 extern const AVCodecParser ff_g723_1_parser;
 extern const AVCodecParser ff_g729_parser;
