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Removing support for those particular codecs isn't the end of the world. YouTube, Disney, Netflix, Prime Video (ie. the largest video streaming sites) all use

• ho_schi 4y ago
  I'm afraid all of them use H264 or H265 as baseline, AV1 only when advertised. AV1 is only available hardware-accelerated on the newest devices (AMD >= RNDA2, Intel >= Xe, Nvidia >= Ampere) from 2020. Googles Pixel 6 is one of the first phones with AV1. Software support requires the CPU to do the work and drains the battery.
  • tpush 4y ago
    Don't know about the others, but at least YouTube also uses VP9, which is open and capable of being hardware decoded by most devices.
    • ho_schi 4y ago
      I afraid this is optimistic. Hardware support for VP9 is only available from AMD Polaris or Intel KabyLake. I think Apple started supporting VP9 only in 2020, likely excluding holder hardware. Youtube ships here VP9 and my Linux is able to accelerate it luckily on a T14. Not on my X220 ;) Keep in mind implementing ASICs need a way more time and a way more till broad support has reached customers. Systems with Sandy Bridge or even earlier (like ThinkPad X201) are working fine and being used. Long working reliable hardware is a good thing. Streaming (select best codec) can adapt quicker than video-chat (common codec). And so called "Smart TVs" will not receive updates at all?
  • Mikeb85 4y ago
    YouTube and Netflix use VP9...
    • ChuckNorris89 4y ago
      For now, but the push to AV! is near.