diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 6568493849..0444422b18 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ External library support:
                            native implementation exists [no]
   --enable-libvpx          enable VP8 and VP9 de/encoding via libvpx [no]
   --enable-libvvdec        enable H.266/VVC decoding via vvdec [no]
+  --enable-libvvenc        enable H.266/VVC encoding via vvenc [no]
   --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]
@@ -1863,6 +1864,7 @@ EXTERNAL_LIBRARY_LIST="
     libvorbis
     libvpx
     libvvdec
+    libvvenc
     libwebp
     libxml2
     libzimg
@@ -3395,6 +3397,8 @@ libvpx_vp9_decoder_deps="libvpx"
 libvpx_vp9_encoder_deps="libvpx"
 libvvdec_decoder_deps="libvvdec"
 libvvdec_decoder_select="h266_mp4toannexb_bsf"
+libvvenc_encoder_deps="libvvenc"
+libvvenc_encoder_select="atsc_a53"
 libwebp_encoder_deps="libwebp"
 libwebp_anim_encoder_deps="libwebp"
 libx262_encoder_deps="libx262"
@@ -6729,6 +6733,7 @@ enabled libvpx            && {
     fi
 }
 enabled libvvdec          && require_pkg_config libvvdec "libvvdec >= 1.6.0" "vvdec/vvdec.h" vvdec_get_version
+enabled libvvenc          && require_pkg_config libvvenc "libvvenc >= 1.6.1" "vvenc/vvenc.h" vvenc_get_version
 
 enabled libwebp           && {
     enabled libwebp_encoder      && require_pkg_config libwebp "libwebp >= 0.2.0" webp/encode.h WebPGetEncoderVersion
diff --git a/libavcodec/Makefile b/libavcodec/Makefile
index 2e7fb2ae12..0c21b5f015 100644
--- a/libavcodec/Makefile
+++ b/libavcodec/Makefile
@@ -1125,6 +1125,7 @@ OBJS-$(CONFIG_LIBVPX_VP8_ENCODER)         += libvpxenc.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_LIBVPX_VP9_DECODER)         += libvpxdec.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_LIBVPX_VP9_ENCODER)         += libvpxenc.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_LIBVVDEC_DECODER)           += libvvdec.o h266_parse_extradata.o h266_paramset.o
+OBJS-$(CONFIG_LIBVVENC_ENCODER)           += libvvenc.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_LIBWEBP_ENCODER)            += libwebpenc_common.o libwebpenc.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_LIBWEBP_ANIM_ENCODER)       += libwebpenc_common.o libwebpenc_animencoder.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_LIBX262_ENCODER)            += libx264.o
diff --git a/libavcodec/allcodecs.c b/libavcodec/allcodecs.c
index 18bbe62808..8d501e5f1c 100644
--- a/libavcodec/allcodecs.c
+++ b/libavcodec/allcodecs.c
@@ -800,6 +800,7 @@ extern const FFCodec ff_libvpx_vp8_decoder;
 extern FFCodec ff_libvpx_vp9_encoder;
 extern const FFCodec ff_libvpx_vp9_decoder;
 extern const FFCodec ff_libvvdec_decoder;
+extern const FFCodec ff_libvvenc_encoder;
 /* preferred over libwebp */
 extern const FFCodec ff_libwebp_anim_encoder;
 extern const FFCodec ff_libwebp_encoder;
diff --git a/libavcodec/libvvenc.c b/libavcodec/libvvenc.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..52097aeaa8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libavcodec/libvvenc.c
@@ -0,0 +1,469 @@
+/*
+ * H.266 encoding using the VVenC library
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2022, Thomas Siedel
+ *
+ * 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 "config_components.h"
+
+#include <vvenc/vvenc.h>
+#include <vvenc/vvencCfg.h>
+
+#include "avcodec.h"
+#include "codec_internal.h"
+#include "encode.h"
+#include "internal.h"
+#include "packet_internal.h"
+#include "profiles.h"
+
+#include "libavutil/avutil.h"
+#include "libavutil/pixdesc.h"
+#include "libavutil/opt.h"
+#include "libavutil/common.h"
+#include "libavutil/imgutils.h"
+#include "libavutil/frame.h"
+#include "libavutil/log.h"
+
+typedef struct VVenCOptions {
+    int preset;                 // preset 0: faster  4: slower
+    int qp;                     // quantization parameter 0-63
+    int subjectiveOptimization; // perceptually motivated QP adaptation, XPSNR based
+    int intraRefreshSec;        // intra period/refresh in seconds
+    int levelIdc;               // vvc level_idc
+    int tier;                   // vvc tier
+    AVDictionary *vvenc_opts;
+} VVenCOptions;
+
+typedef struct VVenCContext {
+    AVClass         *av_class;
+    VVenCOptions    options;      // encoder options
+    vvencEncoder    *vvencEnc;
+    vvencAccessUnit *pAU;
+    bool            encodeDone;
+} VVenCContext;
+
+
+static av_cold void ff_vvenc_log_callback(void *avctx, int level,
+                                          const char *fmt, va_list args)
+{
+    vfprintf(level == 1 ? stderr : stdout, fmt, args);
+}
+
+static void ff_vvenc_internalLog(void *ctx, int level, const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+    va_list args;
+    va_start(args, fmt);
+    ff_vvenc_log_callback(ctx, level, fmt, args);
+    va_end(args);
+}
+
+static av_cold int ff_vvenc_encode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
+{
+    int ret;
+    int framerate, qp, parse_ret;
+    VVenCContext *s;
+    vvenc_config params;
+    vvencPresetMode preset;
+    AVDictionaryEntry *en;
+    char statsfile[1024] = "vvenc-rcstats.json";
+
+    s = (VVenCContext *) avctx->priv_data;
+    qp = (vvencPresetMode) s->options.qp;
+    preset = (vvencPresetMode) s->options.preset;
+
+    if (avctx->flags & AV_CODEC_FLAG_INTERLACED_DCT) {
+        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR,
+               "ff_vvenc_encode_init::init() interlaced encoding not supported yet\n");
+        return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
+    }
+
+    vvenc_config_default(&params);
+
+    // set desired encoding options
+    framerate = avctx->time_base.den / avctx->time_base.num;
+    vvenc_init_default(&params, avctx->width, avctx->height, framerate,
+                       avctx->bit_rate, qp, preset);
+    params.m_FrameRate = avctx->time_base.den;
+    params.m_FrameScale = avctx->time_base.num;
+
+    params.m_verbosity = VVENC_VERBOSE;
+    if (av_log_get_level() >= AV_LOG_DEBUG)
+        params.m_verbosity = VVENC_DETAILS;
+    else if (av_log_get_level() >= AV_LOG_VERBOSE)
+        params.m_verbosity = VVENC_NOTICE;      // output per picture info
+    else if (av_log_get_level() >= AV_LOG_INFO)
+        params.m_verbosity = VVENC_WARNING;     // ffmpeg default ffmpeg loglevel
+    else
+        params.m_verbosity = VVENC_SILENT;
+
+    if (avctx->ticks_per_frame == 1) {
+        params.m_TicksPerSecond = -1;   // auto mode for ticks per frame = 1
+    } else {
+        params.m_TicksPerSecond =
+            ceil((avctx->time_base.den / (double) avctx->time_base.num) *
+                 (double) avctx->ticks_per_frame);
+    }
+
+    if (avctx->thread_count > 0)
+        params.m_numThreads = avctx->thread_count;
+
+    // GOP settings (IDR/CRA)
+    if (avctx->flags & AV_CODEC_FLAG_CLOSED_GOP)
+        params.m_DecodingRefreshType = VVENC_DRT_IDR;
+
+    if (avctx->gop_size == 1) {
+        params.m_GOPSize = 1;
+        params.m_IntraPeriod = 1;
+    } else {
+        params.m_IntraPeriodSec = s->options.intraRefreshSec;
+    }
+
+    params.m_usePerceptQPA = s->options.subjectiveOptimization;
+    params.m_level         = (vvencLevel) s->options.levelIdc;
+    params.m_levelTier     = (vvencTier) s->options.tier;
+
+    params.m_AccessUnitDelimiter = true;
+
+    params.m_internChromaFormat = VVENC_CHROMA_420;
+    switch (avctx->pix_fmt) {
+    case AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P:
+        params.m_inputBitDepth[0] = 8;
+        break;
+    case AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P10LE:
+        params.m_inputBitDepth[0] = 10;
+        break;
+    default:{
+            av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR,
+                   "unsupported pixel format %s, choose yuv420p or yuv420p10le\n",
+                   av_get_pix_fmt_name(avctx->pix_fmt));
+            return AVERROR(EINVAL);
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (avctx->color_primaries != AVCOL_PRI_UNSPECIFIED)
+        params.m_colourPrimaries = (int) avctx->color_primaries;
+    if (avctx->colorspace != AVCOL_SPC_UNSPECIFIED)
+        params.m_matrixCoefficients = (int) avctx->colorspace;
+    if (avctx->color_trc != AVCOL_TRC_UNSPECIFIED) {
+        params.m_transferCharacteristics = (int) avctx->color_trc;
+
+        if (avctx->color_trc == AVCOL_TRC_SMPTE2084)
+            params.m_HdrMode = (avctx->color_primaries == AVCOL_PRI_BT2020) ?
+                VVENC_HDR_PQ_BT2020 : VVENC_HDR_PQ;
+        else if (avctx->color_trc == AVCOL_TRC_BT2020_10
+                 || avctx->color_trc == AVCOL_TRC_ARIB_STD_B67)
+            params.m_HdrMode = (avctx->color_trc == AVCOL_TRC_BT2020_10 ||
+                                avctx->color_primaries == AVCOL_PRI_BT2020 ||
+                                avctx->colorspace == AVCOL_SPC_BT2020_NCL ||
+                                avctx->colorspace == AVCOL_SPC_BT2020_CL) ?
+                               VVENC_HDR_HLG_BT2020 : VVENC_HDR_HLG;
+    }
+
+    if (params.m_HdrMode == VVENC_HDR_OFF
+        && (avctx->color_primaries != AVCOL_PRI_UNSPECIFIED
+            || avctx->colorspace != AVCOL_SPC_UNSPECIFIED)) {
+        params.m_vuiParametersPresent = 1;
+        params.m_colourDescriptionPresent = true;
+    }
+
+    params.m_RCNumPasses = 1;
+    en = NULL;
+    while ((en = av_dict_get(s->options.vvenc_opts, "", en,
+                             AV_DICT_IGNORE_SUFFIX))) {
+        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_DEBUG, "vvenc_set_param: '%s:%s'\n", en->key,
+               en->value);
+        parse_ret = vvenc_set_param(&params, en->key, en->value);
+        switch (parse_ret) {
+        case VVENC_PARAM_BAD_NAME:
+            av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_WARNING, "Unknown vvenc option: %s.\n",
+                   en->key);
+            break;
+        case VVENC_PARAM_BAD_VALUE:
+            av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_WARNING,
+                   "Invalid vvenc value for %s: %s.\n", en->key, en->value);
+            break;
+        default:
+            break;
+        }
+
+        if (memcmp(en->key, "rcstatsfile", 11) == 0 ||
+            memcmp(en->key, "RCStatsFile", 11) == 0) {
+            strncpy(statsfile, en->value, sizeof(statsfile) - 1);
+            statsfile[sizeof(statsfile) - 1] = '\0';
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (params.m_RCPass != -1 && params.m_RCNumPasses == 1)
+        params.m_RCNumPasses = 2;       // enable 2pass mode
+
+    s->vvencEnc = vvenc_encoder_create();
+    if (NULL == s->vvencEnc) {
+        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "cannot create vvc encoder (vvenc)\n");
+        return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+    }
+
+    vvenc_set_msg_callback(&params, s->vvencEnc, ff_vvenc_log_callback);
+    ret = vvenc_encoder_open(s->vvencEnc, &params);
+    if (0 != ret) {
+        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "cannot open vvc encoder (vvenc): %s\n",
+               vvenc_get_last_error(s->vvencEnc));
+        vvenc_encoder_close(s->vvencEnc);
+        return AVERROR(EINVAL);
+    }
+
+    vvenc_get_config(s->vvencEnc, &params);     // get the adapted config
+
+    if (params.m_verbosity >= VVENC_DETAILS
+        && av_log_get_level() < AV_LOG_DEBUG) {
+        ff_vvenc_internalLog(avctx, params.m_verbosity, "vvenc version: %s\n",
+                             vvenc_get_version());
+        ff_vvenc_internalLog(avctx, params.m_verbosity, "vvenc info:\n%s\n",
+                             vvenc_get_config_as_string(&params,
+                                                        VVENC_DETAILS));
+    } else {
+        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_DEBUG, "vvenc version: %s\n", vvenc_get_version());
+        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_DEBUG, "vvenc info:\n%s\n",
+               vvenc_get_config_as_string(&params, VVENC_DETAILS));
+    }
+
+    if (params.m_RCNumPasses == 2) {
+        ret = vvenc_init_pass(s->vvencEnc, params.m_RCPass - 1, &statsfile[0]);
+        if (0 != ret) {
+            av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR,
+                   "cannot init pass %d for vvc encoder (vvenc): %s\n",
+                   params.m_RCPass, vvenc_get_last_error(s->vvencEnc));
+            vvenc_encoder_close(s->vvencEnc);
+            return AVERROR(EINVAL);
+        }
+    }
+
+    s->pAU = vvenc_accessUnit_alloc();
+    vvenc_accessUnit_alloc_payload(s->pAU, avctx->width * avctx->height);
+
+    if (avctx->flags & AV_CODEC_FLAG_GLOBAL_HEADER) {
+        ret = vvenc_get_headers(s->vvencEnc, s->pAU);
+        if (0 != ret) {
+            av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR,
+                   "cannot get headers (SPS,PPS) from vvc encoder(vvenc): %s\n",
+                   vvenc_get_last_error(s->vvencEnc));
+            vvenc_encoder_close(s->vvencEnc);
+            return AVERROR(EINVAL);
+        }
+
+        if (s->pAU->payloadUsedSize <= 0) {
+            vvenc_encoder_close(s->vvencEnc);
+            return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
+        }
+
+        avctx->extradata_size = s->pAU->payloadUsedSize;
+        avctx->extradata =
+            av_malloc(avctx->extradata_size + AV_INPUT_BUFFER_PADDING_SIZE);
+        if (!avctx->extradata) {
+            av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR,
+                   "Cannot allocate VVC header of size %d.\n",
+                   avctx->extradata_size);
+            vvenc_encoder_close(s->vvencEnc);
+            return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+        }
+
+        memcpy(avctx->extradata, s->pAU->payload, avctx->extradata_size);
+        memset(avctx->extradata + avctx->extradata_size, 0,
+               AV_INPUT_BUFFER_PADDING_SIZE);
+    }
+    s->encodeDone = false;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static av_cold int ff_vvenc_encode_close(AVCodecContext * avctx)
+{
+    VVenCContext *s = (VVenCContext *) avctx->priv_data;
+    if (s->vvencEnc) {
+        if (av_log_get_level() >= AV_LOG_VERBOSE)
+            vvenc_print_summary(s->vvencEnc);
+
+        if (0 != vvenc_encoder_close(s->vvencEnc)) {
+            av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "cannot close vvenc\n");
+            return -1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    vvenc_accessUnit_free(s->pAU, true);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static av_cold int ff_vvenc_encode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVPacket *pkt,
+                                         const AVFrame *frame, int *got_packet)
+{
+    VVenCContext *s = (VVenCContext *) avctx->priv_data;
+    vvencYUVBuffer *pyuvbuf;
+    vvencYUVBuffer yuvbuf;
+    int pict_type;
+    int ret;
+
+    pyuvbuf = NULL;
+    if (frame) {
+        if (avctx->pix_fmt == AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P10LE) {
+            vvenc_YUVBuffer_default(&yuvbuf);
+            yuvbuf.planes[0].ptr = (int16_t *) frame->data[0];
+            yuvbuf.planes[1].ptr = (int16_t *) frame->data[1];
+            yuvbuf.planes[2].ptr = (int16_t *) frame->data[2];
+
+            yuvbuf.planes[0].width = frame->width;
+            yuvbuf.planes[0].height = frame->height;
+            yuvbuf.planes[0].stride = frame->linesize[0] >> 1;  // stride is used in samples (16bit) in vvenc, ffmpeg uses stride in bytes
+
+            yuvbuf.planes[1].width = frame->width >> 1;
+            yuvbuf.planes[1].height = frame->height >> 1;
+            yuvbuf.planes[1].stride = frame->linesize[1] >> 1;
+
+            yuvbuf.planes[2].width = frame->width >> 1;
+            yuvbuf.planes[2].height = frame->height >> 1;
+            yuvbuf.planes[2].stride = frame->linesize[2] >> 1;
+
+            yuvbuf.cts = frame->pts;
+            yuvbuf.ctsValid = true;
+            pyuvbuf = &yuvbuf;
+        } else {
+            av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR,
+                   "unsupported input colorspace! input must be yuv420p10le");
+            return AVERROR(EINVAL);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (!s->encodeDone) {
+        ret = vvenc_encode(s->vvencEnc, pyuvbuf, s->pAU, &s->encodeDone);
+        if (ret != 0) {
+            av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "error in vvenc::encode - ret:%d\n",
+                   ret);
+            return AVERROR(EINVAL);
+        }
+    } else {
+        *got_packet = 0;
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    if (s->pAU->payloadUsedSize > 0) {
+        ret = ff_get_encode_buffer(avctx, pkt, s->pAU->payloadUsedSize, 0);
+        if (ret < 0) {
+            av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Error getting output packet.\n");
+            return ret;
+        }
+
+        memcpy(pkt->data, s->pAU->payload, s->pAU->payloadUsedSize);
+
+        if (s->pAU->ctsValid)
+            pkt->pts = s->pAU->cts;
+        if (s->pAU->dtsValid)
+            pkt->dts = s->pAU->dts;
+        pkt->flags |= AV_PKT_FLAG_KEY * s->pAU->rap;
+
+        switch (s->pAU->sliceType) {
+        case VVENC_I_SLICE:
+            pict_type = AV_PICTURE_TYPE_I;
+            break;
+        case VVENC_P_SLICE:
+            pict_type = AV_PICTURE_TYPE_P;
+            break;
+        case VVENC_B_SLICE:
+            pict_type = AV_PICTURE_TYPE_B;
+            break;
+        default:
+            av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Unknown picture type encountered.\n");
+            return AVERROR_EXTERNAL;
+        }
+
+        ff_side_data_set_encoder_stats(pkt, 0, NULL, 0, pict_type);
+
+        *got_packet = 1;
+
+        return 0;
+    } else {
+        *got_packet = 0;
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static const enum AVPixelFormat pix_fmts_vvenc[] = {
+    //AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P,  // TODO
+    AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P10LE,
+    AV_PIX_FMT_NONE
+};
+
+#define OFFSET(x) offsetof(VVenCContext, x)
+#define VE AV_OPT_FLAG_VIDEO_PARAM | AV_OPT_FLAG_ENCODING_PARAM
+static const AVOption libvvenc_options[] = {
+    {"preset", "set encoding preset(0: faster - 4: slower", OFFSET( options.preset), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = 2} , 0 , 4 , VE, "preset"},
+        { "faster", "0", 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = VVENC_FASTER}, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, VE, "preset" },
+        { "fast",   "1", 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = VVENC_FAST},   INT_MIN, INT_MAX, VE, "preset" },
+        { "medium", "2", 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = VVENC_MEDIUM}, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, VE, "preset" },
+        { "slow",   "3", 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = VVENC_SLOW},   INT_MIN, INT_MAX, VE, "preset" },
+        { "slower", "4", 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = VVENC_SLOWER}, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, VE, "preset" },
+    { "qp"     , "set quantization", OFFSET(options.qp), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT,  {.i64 = 32}, 0 , 63 ,VE, "qp_mode" },
+    { "period" , "set (intra) refresh period in seconds", OFFSET(options.intraRefreshSec), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT,  {.i64 = 1},  1 , INT_MAX ,VE,"irefreshsec" },
+    { "subjopt", "set subjective (perceptually motivated) optimization", OFFSET(options.subjectiveOptimization), AV_OPT_TYPE_BOOL, {.i64 = 1},  0 , 1, VE},
+    { "vvenc-params", "set the vvenc configuration using a :-separated list of key=value parameters", OFFSET(options.vvenc_opts), AV_OPT_TYPE_DICT, { 0 }, 0, 0, VE },
+    { "levelidc", "vvc level_idc", OFFSET( options.levelIdc), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = 0}, 0, 105, VE, "levelidc"},
+        { "0",   "auto", 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = 0},  INT_MIN, INT_MAX, VE, "levelidc"},
+        { "1",   "1"   , 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = 16}, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, VE, "levelidc"},
+        { "2",   "2"   , 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = 32}, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, VE, "levelidc"},
+        { "2.1", "2.1" , 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = 35}, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, VE, "levelidc"},
+        { "3",   "3"   , 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = 48}, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, VE, "levelidc"},
+        { "3.1", "3.1" , 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = 51}, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, VE, "levelidc"},
+        { "4",   "4"   , 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = 64}, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, VE, "levelidc"},
+        { "4.1", "4.1" , 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = 67}, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, VE, "levelidc"},
+        { "5",   "5"   , 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = 80}, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, VE, "levelidc"},
+        { "5.1", "5.1" , 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = 83}, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, VE, "levelidc"},
+        { "5.2", "5.2" , 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = 86}, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, VE, "levelidc"},
+        { "6",   "6"   , 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = 96}, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, VE, "levelidc"},
+        { "6.1", "6.1" , 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = 99}, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, VE, "levelidc"},
+        { "6.2", "6.2" , 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = 102}, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, VE, "levelidc"},
+        { "6.3", "6.3" , 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = 105}, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, VE, "levelidc"},
+    { "tier", "set vvc tier", OFFSET( options.tier), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = 0},  0 , 1 , VE, "tier"},
+        { "main", "main", 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = 0}, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, VE, "tier"},
+        { "high", "high", 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = 1}, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, VE, "tier"},
+    {NULL}
+};
+
+static const AVClass class_libvvenc = {
+    .class_name = "libvvenc-vvc encoder",
+    .item_name  = av_default_item_name,
+    .option     = libvvenc_options,
+    .version    = LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_INT,
+};
+
+FFCodec ff_libvvenc_encoder = {
+    .p.name         = "libvvenc",
+    CODEC_LONG_NAME("H.266 / VVC Encoder VVenC"),
+    .p.type         = AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO,
+    .p.id           = AV_CODEC_ID_VVC,
+    .p.capabilities = AV_CODEC_CAP_DELAY | AV_CODEC_CAP_OTHER_THREADS,
+    .p.profiles     = NULL_IF_CONFIG_SMALL(ff_vvc_profiles),
+    .p.priv_class   = &class_libvvenc,
+    .p.wrapper_name = "libvvenc",
+    .priv_data_size = sizeof(VVenCContext),
+    .p.pix_fmts     = pix_fmts_vvenc,
+    .init           = ff_vvenc_encode_init,
+    FF_CODEC_ENCODE_CB(ff_vvenc_encode_frame),
+    .close          = ff_vvenc_encode_close,
+    .caps_internal  = FF_CODEC_CAP_AUTO_THREADS,
+};
