This post was originally published in Sept 2023. It has been updated several time with the latest news and developments, most recently on June 13, 2024 with information about Apple’s AV1 Dolby Vision support. Apple made waves across the video encoding and streaming communities when they announced the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max…
This post was originally published in October 2022. It has been updated with new developments, most recently on May 16, 2024 with news about Apple’s iPad AV1 decoder and Firefox encrypted media extensions support. In this post, I’ll be taking a look at the current state of AV1 playback support, covering which browsers, mobile devices,…
Introduction This post will provide some background information on video codecs and the pros and cons of the most common codecs used by streaming services. We’ll discuss why you should be taking advantage of newer codecs and the many benefits they can provide. Finally, we’ll provide a step-by-step guide through the factors and questions you…
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