> AV1 will eventually become the new de facto video codec on the internet (which is currently h264) As much as I would like to agree with this, I think we shou

> AV1 will eventually become the new de facto video codec on the internet (which is currently h264) As much as I would like to agree with this, I think we should expect H.264 to be the de facto codec for quite a while longer. Consider the following: * An industry research group's 2017 survey [0] showed us that most users still only stream at 720p and that will probably not change in the immediate term. When 4K is the norm, we'll have a glaring need for AV1. * That same Harmonic 2017 survey also showed that most distributors don't plan to leave H.264 because it is serving their needs just fine. * x264 only got to where it is today after nearly 10 years of active development. I remember how painful it was to encode H.264 with open source tools in the beginning. Most distributors will not want to take the plunge immediately into AV1 until x264-style stability and acceptance are imminent. [0] http://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/Editorial/Featured-Articles/Survey-The-Impact-of-Apples-HEVC-Adoption-122654.aspx http://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/Editorial/Featured-Ar...