VideoLAN has announced dav2d, a new open-source decoder for the AV2 video codec, which is the successor to AV1. The decoder aims to be fast, portable, and efficient, building on the success of their previous dav1d AV1 decoder. AV2 offers approximately 25% better compression than AV1 but is about five times more complex to decode, making optimized software like dav2d crucial for real-time performance.
Background
AV1 is a royalty-free video codec developed by the Alliance for Open Media, finalized in 2018, which has seen widespread adoption across various platforms and devices. AV2 is its successor, offering improved compression efficiency but with significantly higher computational requirements.
- Source
- Lobsters
- Published
- Jun 3, 2026 at 12:50 AM
- Score
- 7.0 / 10