YouTube has started beta testing live streaming support for the open-source AV1 video codec, which promises significantly better image quality and more efficient bitrates than current popular codecs.
YouTube is beta testing live streaming support for the open-source AV1 video codec, which promises significantly better image quality and more efficient bitrates than current popular codecs.on the development, stating that the codec would bring an end to pixelated live streams.
Taylor said he received access to a development build of OBS, a popular video stream recording and live streaming app, that has added support for real-time encoding of AV1 for YouTube. “These are incredibly low numbers, all things considered, with 6Mbps often being considered nowhere near enough for 1080p under the past regime and on other streaming sites,” Taylor stated.
While he did not call it out by name, he was likely referring to Amazon’s Twitch, the preferred platform for video game live streaming.“Viewers don’t have to see blocking anymore, streamers can save on bandwidth, and those with slower Internet connections can still stream in amazing quality,” he explained.AV1 development a combined effortAlliance for Open Media, which consists of several major tech firms — including Amazon, Apple, Google, Intel, Meta, Microsoft, Netflix, Nvidia, and Samsung.
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