AWS Elemental MediaConvert has added support for the creation of the AV1 (AOMedia Video 1) format in 4K frame sizes and with 10-bit colour depth. MediaConvert is AWS Elemental’s file-based transcoding ...

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Back in February of 2020, Netflix began streaming AV1 feeds to the Android mobile app, which brings with it some notable benefits. Now Netflix says plans on extending AV1 streaming to include a bunch ...

Google‘s current-gen Tensor G3 chip, used in the Pixel 8 series, has a hidden feature — built-in support for the AV1 codec. This marks it as the first smartphone processor capable of handling AV1 ...

Netflix has begun streaming select titles encoded in the new, more efficient AV1 codec to compatible Smart TVs and game consoles. AV1 is the first royalty-free high-efficiency video codec, developed ...

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 ...

Google has received a lot of criticism for the Tensor lineup of systems-on-a-chip (SoC) that powers Pixel phones. The processors tend to either run super hot (like the Tensor G2) or offer meager ...

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