Draft AV2 specification and reference code
2 days ago
- #video coding
- #AOMedia
- #AV2 specification
- AV2 is the next-generation video coding specification from AOMedia, building on AV1 for superior compression efficiency.
- Optimized for streaming, broadcasting, and real-time video conferencing with enhanced AR/VR and split-screen support.
- Includes comprehensive documentation: full specification, additional tables, syntax browser, and reference software (AVM).
- Draft release with known issues detailed in Release Notes, to be resolved before final publication.
- Supports advanced multilayer features, with clarifications planned for final specification.
- Addresses issues in coding tools, quantization matrices, and coding block sizes.
- Enhancements in temporal units, random access support, and profile/level capabilities.
- Metadata handling improvements, including inheritance and persistence.
- Decoder model may undergo changes to account for both specified models.
- Other items include corrections to CICP references and OBU extensibility.