AV2 is now finalized
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AOMedia has finalized the AV2 video codec specification, marking the next step after AV1. The new standard promises around 30% better compression efficiency than AV1 for 4K, 8K, and VR content. It also aims to improve support for AR, VR, split-screen viewing, and screen-content workloads. The article notes that consumer hardware adoption will likely lag, just as AV1 took years to reach broad decoding and encoding support across major GPU and chip vendors. It also points to early streaming use cases, where platforms such as YouTube, Netflix, and Amazon have already experimented with AV1 while Apple TV+, Disney+, and HBO Max still rely mostly on HEVC for premium content.
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