Why it matters: As more hardware and software add support for encoding AV1, the video codec looks to succeed H.264 as the preferred standard. Another step in the transition approaches as YouTube ...
AV1 compression technology from companies like Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Netflix is here. And it's blowing up the video industry's patent rules, too. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to ...
' AV1 ' is a video compression codec promoted by major tech companies such as Netflix, YouTube, and Google. It is expected to be about 30% more efficient than conventional HEVC (H.265) and VP9, and ...
You have to hand it to Google. It has made using YouTube on both ends an almost magical and painless experience. A YouTuber uploads a single video with nary a care in the world and everyone on the ...
High-quality video won't make or break a livestream, but it certainly helps — and now it's considerably easier to provide. OBS Studio 29.1 is now available with support for AV1 stream encoding when ...