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Abstract: In the recent audio codec standard LC3 plus, a good balance between low latency and algorithm complexity has been achieved. This standard introduces a new quantization algorithm. To reduce ...

Recap: Support for the AV1 codec has grown considerably since its launch in 2018. Large and small platforms quickly adopted the format to minimize bandwidth consumption while preserving image quality.

A new tech blog from Netflix highlights the importance of the AV1 open video codec, which now powers about 30% of the platform’s streaming and discusses a variety of opportunities to expand its ...