A new codec for streaming

[cwt]

The replacement for the HEVC uhd codec is coming to improve streaming picture quality with higher compression  

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/what-is-av1-the-8k-video-codec-coming-to-a-streaming-service-near-you/ar-BB1ebKAy#:~:text=The 8K video codec coming to a streaming,rates%2C 8K resolution%2C HDR standards and audio demands.

 

 

https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/28/21157452/bt-sport-8k-hdr-stream...

 

 

[xPLAYRZx]

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Any device looking to support AV1 will need to have an AV1 decoder built-in at the chip level. Compatibility to the codec cannot be added as a firmware update for most devices. That means the very vast majority of devices out there at the time of writing aren't ready for it.

 

Just what we needed, more hardware upgrades.

[cwt]

7 minutes ago, xPLAYRZx said:

 

Just what we needed, more hardware upgrades.

Start looking for a 8k apple tv with AVI decoding 

[davewantsmoore]

2 hours ago, cwt said:

Start looking for a 8k apple tv with AVI decoding 

Apple will be the last to support AV1

[cwt]

1 hour ago, davewantsmoore said:

Apple will be the last to support AV1

Indeed '  Its a good bet being open source and not proprietary like  their ALAC audio codec .. Copyright wins when you have to convert FLAC to itunes 

[davewantsmoore]

12 hours ago, cwt said:

Indeed '  Its a good bet being open source and not proprietary like  their ALAC audio codec .. Copyright wins when you have to convert FLAC to itunes 

 

ALAC has been open-source for 10 years.

[cwt]

2 hours ago, davewantsmoore said:

 

ALAC has been open-source for 10 years.

You miss my point that it was developed as a proprietary codec to keep punters in the apple ecosystem when they could just use flac - which is lossless and very popular too . only took them 8 years before they relented..  Of course they had plenty of incentive to keep it in house due to itunes  lossy AAC codec 

 

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 Apple AAC is an AAC codec developed by Apple Inc. and included in Apple's audio framework, Core Audio. Core Audio is used in iTunes, Safari web browser, and other Apple products.

 

 

[davewantsmoore]

1 hour ago, cwt said:

which is lossless and very popular too

At the time of Apple Lossless development (~2004), not so much..... but if you're asking me to agree that Apple don't care much for supporting things outside their bubble... sure, they do that.