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		clouddrover on Feb 6, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: X265 3.0 released > nobody will software-decode AV1 on their smartphones or laptops Dav1d (https://code.videolan.org/videolan/dav1d) runs fine on my laptop for 1080p AV1 decoding. Your mileage may vary. > Nobody is going to design a hardware encoder until the standard stabilizes. NGCodec will release a hardware encoder this year. They use FPGAs for their encoders. Twitch uses NGCodec for their live VP9 streaming: https://ngcodec.com/news/2019/1/7/ngcodec-announces-av1-supp... https://blog.twitch.tv/how-does-vp9-deliver-value-for-twitch...

galad87 on Feb 6, 2019 [–]

It might run fine, but it won’t compare to the hardware decoder when running on battery.

clouddrover on Feb 6, 2019 | [–]

I have an insufficiency of pearls to clutch.

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