The Alliance for Open Media has announced the public availability of the AOMedia Video Codec 1.0 (AV1), which delivers cross-platform, 4K UHD or higher online video. Unlike video codecs such as h.264 and HEVC, AV1 is royalty-free. It averages 30 percent greater compression compared to competing codecs.



The availability of AV1 as an open-source codec is a significant milestone in fulfilling the organization’s promise to deliver a next-generation video format that is interoperable, open, optimized for internet delivery and scalable to any modern device at any bandwidth.

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