The Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) recently announced that the next generation of open video coding, AV2, will be launching at the end of 2025. The codec will replace the current AV1 codec, which has been the coding format of choice since its launch in 2018.
AV2, a generation leap in open video coding and the answer to the world’s growing streaming demands, delivers significantly better compression performance than AV1. AV2 provides enhanced support for AR/VR applications, split-screen delivery of multiple programs, improved handling of screen content, and an ability to operate over a wider visual quality range. AV2 marks a milestone on the path to an open, innovative future of media experiences.
At AOMedia, we believe innovation thrives when it’s open,” Dr. Pierre-Anthony Lemieux, Executive Director of AOMedia, said. “Our standards benefit from input from innovators worldwide and are developed under a royalty-free patent policy, bringing next-generation media experiences to more people, faster. We’re excited to share AV2 with the world, as we continue to lead the way in shaping the future of media through open collaboration.”
There isn’t any public specifications of AV2, nor is there any details of its bitstream yet. For now, some folks are currently testing the codec via the AOM Video Model research codebase, or AVM for short.
It is also believed that AVM is exploring convolutional neural network (CNN) and neural in-loop restoration, which makes sense when you consider the adoption rate of AI in the current market.
(Source: AOMedia)
