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--- av1 [2023/09/24 01:44] – Add brief overview of av1 qlyoung
+++ av1 [2023/09/24 01:46] (current) – make avif a link qlyoung
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-[[wp>AV1|AV1]] is a new video coding format. It achieves better compression than H264, similar compression to H265 and unlike H265, has an uncomplicated licensing scheme and is royalty free. There is a sister format for images called AVIF. You will be seeing more of these files on the web as time goes on.
+[[wp>AV1|AV1]] is a new video coding format. It achieves better compression than H264, similar compression to H265 and unlike H265, has an uncomplicated licensing scheme and is royalty free. There is a sister format for images called [[wp>AVIF|AVIF]]. You will be seeing more of these files on the web as time goes on.
 If you got here because a video wouldn't play, it's probably because macOS and iOS do not support AV1. This is Apple's fault, not mine. There is no legitimate reason that Apple cannot or should not support AV1; they simply chose not to. If you are a macOS or iOS user (as I am), I encourage you to bring this to Apple's attention.