Questions tagged [av1]
AOMedia Video 1 (AV1) is a relatively new video codec with an initial release on March 28th 2018. It is designed as a replacement for VP9 as well as being a response to the restrictive patent licensing of other video codecs.
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How do I use FFmpeg and rav1e to create high quality AV1 files?
I am currently using Ubuntu Focal Fossa 20.04 LTS and I would like to create high quality AV1 files using FFmpeg and librav1e. I have been spurred along by the addition of rav1e support to FFmpeg as '...
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How to encode and playback video with the AV1 codec on Bionic Beaver (18.04)?
Apparently, Chrome 69 beta includes support for the Alliance for Open Media AV1 codec. The feature seems pointless without the ability to encode video with the new codec.
How can video be encoded ...
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How do I get VLC on Ubuntu 18.04 to play mkv files
When I try playing an mkv file with vlc I get:
Codec not supported:
VLC could not decode the format "av01" (AOMedia's AV1 Video)
When I close the message the file actually plays only the sound track ...
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AV1 video from 9gag convert
Players can't play it, FFmpeg can't convert it
VLC:
Codec not supported:
VLC could not decode the format "av01" (AOMedia's AV1 Video)
Video:
video/x-gst-fourcc-av01 decoder is requiered to play ...
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Enabling thumbnails for AVIF, JXL, HEIF, HEIC images
Sometimes I download .avif images from the Internet. I would like the thumbnails of these images to appear in Files (nautilus). How do I enable thumbnails for AVIF images? Also, can I enable ...
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How to play AV1 videos on Ubuntu 16.04.5
In both totem and vlc, I cannot play AV1 videos. Sample videos can be downloaded here.
How can I watch AV1 videos on Ubuntu 16.04.5?
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How could I play av1 encoded videos with these conditions in Ubuntu 18.04?
I have read this and this but still I couldn't play av1 encoded videos truely. Audio streams play correctly but videos are not.
I have installed apt package manager vlc version vetinari 3.0.8 and it ...
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My VLC and Parole media players cannot play a video due to missing video/x-gst-fourcc-av01 decoder?
I get the following message when attempting to play a video file that was downloaded from YouTube:
video/x-gst-fourcc-av01 decoder needs to be downloaded by parole media player.
I have searched ...
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AV1 decoder required to play the video in smplayer
I often download youtube videos to watch them later. But some of them does not show any thumbnail and if I try to play them in smplayer it only renders audio and doesn't support video. When I try to ...
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AVIF support on Ubuntu 20.04?
I have a few AVIF files. I can view them in Firefox, but I want to be able to open them in some image viewer/editor, and eventually convert them into another graphics format.
On Ubuntu Forums, I found ...
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