All articles tagged with #video codec
AOMedia released the AV2 v1.0 specification, the next-generation video codec built on AV1 to deliver superior compression for streaming, broadcasting, and real-time video. The project has been in development for over five years; native GPU support will likely lag behind, while reference software (AVM) and a CPU-based decoder (DAV2D) exist, with the spec accessible at av2.aomedia.org.
Google engineers are deprecating and removing support for Theora, an open-source video compression format, from their Chrome/Chromium web browser. Theora's declining usage, increasing security risks, and lack of support from Safari and Chrome on Android have led to this decision. The support will be disabled for users gradually over the next few months, with complete removal planned for Chrome 123 in March. Theora, first released in 2004, has seen its usage fall below detectable levels and was incorrectly preferred over more modern codecs like VP9.