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Old 19th March 2021, 06:00   #2414  |  Link
benwaggoner
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Originally Posted by Mr_Khyron View Post
NETINT Announces the World’s First Commercially Available Hardware AV1 Encoder for the Data Center
https://netint.ca/netint-announces-t...e-data-center/
Wow, their web page seems so atavistic. They're talking about replacing SW for ASIC encoding for advanced encoders. It's like rewinding the last 20 years of compression evolution.

In general, the more complex the codec, the bigger advantage SW encoders have had in quality over HW. AV1 is the most complex video codec, ever. It's hard for me to imagine how an ASIC could deliver competitive quality.

But maybe they've found magic! I look forward to seeing its output.
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