Google makes AV1 decoding mandatory on new Android TVs
It appears to be like Google will pressure those that need to make a set-top-box with Android TV or straight a Sensible TV to natively assist the {hardware} decoding of the codec AV1.
Video streaming wouldn't be attainable if environment-friendly codecs weren't used that guarantee prime quality however the lowest attainable bandwidth consumption. Among the many most-used, we discover H.264 e H.265 however these have the flaw of not be open supply because of this each streaming service or {hardware} producer has to pay royalties in the event that they need to reap the benefits of these codecs.
And that is the place the Av1 codec finds room for maneuver: developed by Alliance for Open Media instead royalties-free, permits you to have a video high quality similar to these encoded in H.265 however saving barely extra bandwidth. The drawback, nonetheless, is that, no less than till now, adoption was very low certainly, each for video streaming companies and for {hardware} producers.
YouTube streams some movies encoded in AV1 on sure Android TV units, Vimeo has begun encoding some movies on its Employees Picks channel in AV1, and Netflix selects titles in AV1 if the service's information saver mode is activated. Google, considered one of AV1's greatest supporters, just lately introduced its plans to make use of AV1 for “the total vary of Google video functions and companies“.
As for the necessary nature, an inner slide that emerged on the web reveals that Google requires all-new Android TV units launched after March 31, 2021, to assist AV1 video decoding. This requirement is alleged to use for all new TV merchandise that launches with Android 10 or Android 11 later this 12 months.