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by steve_musk 2046 days ago
With Big Sur safari now supports 4K YouTube videos
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tpush 2046 days ago
Anybody know if Safari software or hardware decodes VP9 or AV1 YouTube videos? If software, does it lead to fans blowing?
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alwillis 2045 days ago
VP9 videos run smoothly on Safari—no fans.
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evanjd 2045 days ago
Not just on Safari either, VP9 decoding is HW accelerated in Chrome on Big Sur (as of Chrome 86)
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