AV1 is an open source video coding format from the AOM alliance. It has the advantages of high definition and bandwidth saving, and its compression rate is 50% higher than the popular H. 264 format and 20% higher than the VP9 format. AV1 video can be played without hardware acceleration, and the value of hardware acceleration is mainly reflected in power efficiency. Windows 10 system does not support AV1 by default, so we need to install the AV1 Video Extension plugin. AOMedia Video 1(Av1) is an open, royalty-free Video coding format, designed for internet Video transmission, MSU research shows that only consider the coding quality, aV1 has surpassed HEVC and VP9 as the highest quality video coding standard available.
Download: AV1 Video Extension (5.0 MB)