[preisschild]

AV1 is an open standard and and can also be included in open source software. It has the same capabilities as HEVC, but without the patent bs. AV1 decoders/encoders are also already being included by hardware, like in the new Intel ARC cards.

[brokenmachine]

A slightly on-topic question... I have an AMD GPU that supposedly supports AV1 decoding but wouldn't work in VLC which I usually use. I googled and apparently VLC doesn't support AV1 hardware decoding.

Anyone know how I can play AV1 using hardware decoding?

[belltaco]

I used the Movies and Tv app on Windows 11 on a Nvidia GPU supporting AV1 decoding and it played it without any issues.

[clouddrover]

Firefox and Chrome will use hardware AV1 decoding on Windows when it's available.

[viktorcode]

HEVC has been supported by mobile phone hardware for years now, both encoding and decoding. And the difference with AV1 is negligible.

[brokenmachine]

Newer phones support AV1 decoding at least.

Personally I'd much rather use an open standard, and the fact it's better than HEVC doesn't hurt either.

[fomine3]

Qualcomm chips still don't support. This is a serious blocker. Side note: Qualcomm is one of the patent holder of HEVC

[clouddrover]

But now coming soon in new Qualcomm chips:

https://www.protocol.com/newsletters/entertainment/av1-open-...