In a nutshell: Google just released AV1 3.5, the newest version of the video-encoding technology, which threatens to be a major player in the content and media industry. The codec now has much more ...

Moscow State University (MSU) issues multiple codec reports each year. I find these reports credible because they use very diverse content and realistic encoding parameters that the university derives ...

Netflix has begun employing the AV1 codec to stream content to some users. The codec is being used to deliver a “select” amount of titles to Android users who have enabled the ‘Save Data’ feature on ...

Bandicam has just unveiled a significant platform update which comes with notable advancements such as support for the AV1 codec and HDR monitor recording. IRVINE, CA ...

Netflix is rolling out AV1 video codec support in its Android app, the company announced earlier this week. The new codec provides 20 percent more compression efficiency over Google’s VP9, which the ...

While 2018 was the year AV1 became known, 2020 will be the year that AV1 became interesting, primarily because of three developments. First, in early 2020, AV1-enabled smart TVs hit the market, right ...

Way back in 2015 Netflix announced it would team up with Amazon, Google, Intel and other companies to develop a royalty-free codecs that worked well on modern devices. Two years ago they revealed the ...

A recent presentation featuring Google has outlined that Stadia is set to gain support for a new video codec, AV1, which should help improve quality and reduce data usage. One of the valid complaints ...

I think people mostly stopped caring after the DivX ;-) 3.11 codec back in 2000, I don't think there's been a huge popular demand for better compression since. Anything since that has mainly been ...