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AV1 is an open standard and and can also be included in open source software. It has the same capabilities as HEVC, but without the patent bs. AV1 decoders/enco
by preisschild 4y ago
AV1 is an open standard and and can also be included in open source software. It has the same capabilities as HEVC, but without the patent bs. AV1 decoders/encoders are also already being included by hardware, like in the new Intel ARC cards.
- viktorcode 4y agoHEVC has been supported by mobile phone hardware for years now, both encoding and decoding. And the difference with AV1 is negligible.
- brokenmachine 4y agoNewer phones support AV1 decoding at least. Personally I'd much rather use an open standard, and the fact it's better than HEVC doesn't hurt either.
- fomine3 4y agoQualcomm chips still don't support. This is a serious blocker. Side note: Qualcomm is one of the patent holder of HEVC
- clouddrover 4y agoBut now coming soon in new Qualcomm chips: https://www.protocol.com/newsletters/entertainment/av1-open-video-codec https://www.protocol.com/newsletters/entertainment/av1-open-...
- brokenmachine 4y agoA slightly on-topic question... I have an AMD GPU that supposedly supports AV1 decoding but wouldn't work in VLC which I usually use. I googled and apparently VLC doesn't support AV1 hardware decoding. Anyone know how I can play AV1 using hardware decoding?
- clouddrover 4y agoFirefox and Chrome will use hardware AV1 decoding on Windows when it's available.
- belltaco 4y agoI used the Movies and Tv app on Windows 11 on a Nvidia GPU supporting AV1 decoding and it played it without any issues.