AV1 / AVIF

AV1 SW Encoders/Decoders

• libaom [Source Code / Binary win64]
• rav1e [Source Code / Binary win64]
• SVT-AV1 [Source Code / Binary win64]
• Dav1d (Decoder) [Source Code / Binary win64]
• AV1 Others: ffmpeg / libgav1 AndroidOS
  
  

AVIF Image Codec

• AV1 Image File Format (AVIF)
• libavif
• AVIF polyfill for the browser
• cavif PNG/JPEG to AVIF converter
• Chrome Support
• Firefox Support
• Windows Support

AV1 / AVIF HW Decoders/Encoders

Mobile

• MediaTek Dimensity 1000/1100/1200 SoC
• Samsung’s Exynos 2100

TV

• MediaTek T30/T31/T32
• Realtek RTD2851M
• Mediatek MT9602

CPU

• Intel’s 11th-gen processors

GPU

• NVIDIA’s RTX 30 series
• AMD’s Radeon RX 6000 series

AV1 HW Encoders

• YouTube custom chip transcodes

Other resources

• Alliance for Open Media
• Forum doom9 AV1
• FFmpeg Windows/Mac
• Docker with ffmpeg/libaom/x264/x265/libvpx/fdk_aac/opus/vmaf

Encoder GUI's

• HandBrake
• StaxRip
• LAVFilters
• rav1e-gui
• qencoder

AV1 samples

• Elecard
• Netflix AV1
• Visionular AV1

AVIF samples

• Netflix Website Avif samples
• Netflix Avif testFiles
• Netflix Avifs testFiles
• Microsoft Avif testFiles

Player's

• NOVA Android OS
• VLC Windows/Linux/Mac/Android

 AV1 / AVIF News

2021

- 22 Ago Firefox 92 has fixed AVIF colour space support and AVIF now enabled by default

- 28 Jul Dav1d 0.9.1 released (adding notably 10b acceleration on SSSE3 CPUs)

- 16 May Dav1d 0.9.0 released (adding notably 10b acceleration on x86-64)

- 8 May SVT-AV1 v0.8.7 release

- 16 Apr rav1e 0.4.0 released

- 22 Feb libavif 0.9.0 released

- 21 Feb Dav1d 0.8.2 released (optimizations)

- 16 Jan Google reportedly requires new Android TV devices support AV1 video decoding

- 13 Jan rav1e 0.4.0 released

- 9 Jan KDE Frameworks 5.78 Brings Support for the AV1 Image Format to All KDE Apps

- 1 Jan Dav1d 0.8.1 released (fixes)

2020

- 29 Nov SVT-AV1 v0.8.6 release

- 23 Nov Dav1d 0.8.0 released (Improves the speed on all platforms)

- 13 Oct Windows 10 Adds Hardware Support for AV1 Codec This Fall

- 10 Oct [AMD joins NVIDIA and Intel with enabling AV1 hardware acceleration on the Radeon RX 6000 series](https://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-joins-NVIDIA-and-Intel-with-enabling-AV1-hardware-acceleration-on-the-Radeon-RX-6000-series.497826.0.html)

- 7 Oct [GIMP 2.10.22 Released With AVIF Image Support](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=GIMP-2.10.22-Released)

- 30 Sep [Intel Media Driver 2020.3 Released With Gen12 AV1 Decode](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Intel-Media-Driver-2020.3)

- 16 Sep [rav1e 0.4.0-alpha released](https://github.com/xiph/rav1e/releases/tag/v0.4.0-alpha) 

- 7 Sep [SVT-AV1 v0.8.5 release](https://github.com/AOMediaCodec/SVT-AV1/releases/tag/v0.8.5)

- 5 Ago [Humax H7 Android TV set-top supports AV1 and HDR10](https://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/eyes-on-android/android-tv/humax-h7-android-tv-set-top-supports-av1-hdr10-2020-08/)

- 1 Jul [Chrome 85 will have AVIF support by default (Beta Jul 23, release Aug 25)]()

- 1 Jul [Chrome 85 will have AVIF support by default (Beta Jul 23, release Aug 25)]()

- 28 Jun [SVT-AV1 v0.8.4 release](https://github.com/AOMediaCodec/SVT-AV1/releases/tag/v0.8.4)

- 2 Jun [Dav1d 0.7.1 released (Improves the speed on all platforms)](https://code.videolan.org/videolan/dav1d/-/tags/0.7.1)

- 2 Jun [Firefox 77 stable with AVIF support (disabled by default)](https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/new/)

- 20 Mar [Dav1d 0.7.0 released (Improves the speed on all platforms)](https://code.videolan.org/videolan/dav1d/-/tags/0.7.0)

- 19 Mar [libaom 2.0.0 released (the long master branch gets to a stable state)](https://aomedia.googlesource.com/aom/+/refs/tags/v2.0.0)

- 4 May [libavif 0.7.3 released (native lossless mode)](https://github.com/AOMediaCodec/libavif/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md)

- 3 May [Firefox 77.0a1 support AVIF disable by default ](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1625363)

- 30 Apr [YouTube for Android TV enable AV1 video codec support on capable plaforms](https://www.xda-developers.com/youtube-for-android-tv-adopts-av1-video-codec-in-certain-devices/)

- 24 Apr [SVT-AV1 v0.8.3 release](https://github.com/AOMediaCodec/SVT-AV1/releases/tag/v0.8.3)

- 21 Apr [Google Duo now support AV1](https://www.blog.google/products/duo/4-new-google-duo-features-help-you-stay-connected/)

- 18 Apr [SVT-AV1 v0.8.2 release](https://github.com/AOMediaCodec/SVT-AV1/releases/tag/v0.8.2)

- 16 Apr [libavif 0.7.0 released](https://github.com/AOMediaCodec/libavif/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md)

- 5 Mar [Dav1d 0.6.0 released (10/12bit decoding major improvements)](https://code.videolan.org/videolan/dav1d/-/tags/0.6.0)

- 20 Feb [rav1e 0.3.1 released](https://github.com/xiph/rav1e/releases/tag/v0.3.1) 

- 13 Feb [Netflix AVIF for Next-Generation Image Coding](https://netflixtechblog.com/avif-for-next-generation-image-coding-b1d75675fe4)

- 7 Feb [rav1e 0.3.0 released](https://github.com/xiph/rav1e/releases/tag/v0.3.0) 

- 5 Feb [Netflix now streaming av1 on Android by enabling the “Save Data” feature](https://netflixtechblog.com/netflix-now-streaming-av1-on-android-d5264a515202)

- 29 Jan [SVT-AV1 v0.8.1 release](https://github.com/AOMediaCodec/SVT-AV1/releases/tag/v0.8.1)

- 6 Jan [Samsung will support AV1](https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-electronics-unveils-2020-qled-8k-tv-at-ces)

- 3 Jan [LG will support AV1](http://www.lgnewsroom.com/2020/01/lg-to-unveil-2020-real-8k-tv-lineup-featuring-next-gen-ai-processor-at-ces-2020/)

- 2 Jan [rav1e 0.2.1 released](https://github.com/xiph/rav1e/releases/tag/v0.2.1)

2019

- 20 Dec [SVT-AV1 v0.8.0 release](https://github.com/AOMediaCodec/SVT-AV1/releases/tag/v0.8.0)

- 18 Dec [rav1e 0.2.0 released](https://github.com/xiph/rav1e/releases/tag/v0.2.0)

- 2 Dec [AOMedia Research Symposium 2019 Videos](https://forum.doom9.org/showpost.php?p=1889881&postcount=1972)

- 4 Dec [Dav1d 0.5.2 released](https://code.videolan.org/videolan/dav1d/-/tags/0.5.2)

- 25 Nov [MediaTek Soc will support 4k 60fps AV1 HW decoding](https://www.mediatek.com/products/smartphones/dimensity-1000)

- 25 Nov [SVT-AV1 v0.7.5 release](https://github.com/AOMediaCodec/SVT-AV1/releases/tag/v0.7.5)

- 9 Nov [rav1e 0.1.0 released](https://github.com/xiph/rav1e/releases/tag/0.1.0)

- 26 Oct [Dav1d 0.5.1 released](https://code.videolan.org/videolan/dav1d/-/tags/0.5.1)

- 21 Oct [Wave510A hardware AV1 decoder](https://www.anandtech.com/show/15003/chipsmedia-launches-wave510a-hardware-av1-decoder-ip)

- 11 Oct [Dav1d 0.5.0 released](https://code.videolan.org/videolan/dav1d/-/tags/0.5.0)

- 27 Set [SVT-AV1 v0.7.0 release](https://github.com/AOMediaCodec/SVT-AV1/releases/tag/v0.7.0)

- 5 Aug [Dav1d 0.4.0 released](https://code.videolan.org/videolan/dav1d/-/tags/0.4.0)

- 2 Jul [SVT-AV1 v0.6.0 release](https://github.com/AOMediaCodec/SVT-AV1/releases/tag/v0.6.0)

- 6 Jun [Realtek Soc will support 4k AV1](https://www.realtek.com/en/press-room/news-releases/item/realtek-launches-worldwide-first-4k-uhd-set-top-box-soc-rtd1311-integrating-av1-video-decoder-and-multiple-cas-functions)

- 19 May [SVT-AV1 v0.5.0 release](https://github.com/AOMediaCodec/SVT-AV1/releases/tag/v0.5.0)

- 15 May [Dav1d 0.3.1 released](https://code.videolan.org/videolan/dav1d/-/tags/0.3.1)

- 29 Apr [Dav1d 0.3.0 released](https://code.videolan.org/videolan/dav1d/-/tags/0.3.0)

- 19 Apr [Dav1d 0.2.2 released](https://code.videolan.org/videolan/dav1d/-/tags/0.2.2)

- 20 Mar [Dav1d 0.2.1 released](https://code.videolan.org/videolan/dav1d/-/tags/0.2.1)

- 4 Mar [Dav1d 0.2.0 released](https://code.videolan.org/videolan/dav1d/-/tags/0.2.0)

2018

- 11 Dec [Dav1d 0.1.0 released](https://code.videolan.org/videolan/dav1d/-/tags/0.1.0)

- 25 Jun [libaom 1.0.0 released](https://aomedia.googlesource.com/aom/+/refs/tags/v1.0.0)