Support AV1 Video Encoding and Decoding

@Raphael297215156mgc thanks for the feedback. I hear you're frustrated about the lack of AV1 support so I appreciate even more that you took the time to provide some details. The benefits you're describe are definitely ones we are aware of but your detail (particularly your 3rd point) is helpful. 

Can you provide some more information on this point? 
"Editing with AV1 files is a lot smoother" - A lot smoother than what format? Most formats that Premiere Pro supports are hardware accelerated so I'm curious to hear your experience. FYI, we recently added in beta support for the 10-bit 4:2:2 decode support that NVIDIA now provides in their Blackwell Architecture GPUs. 

Regards,

Fergus

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Are you serious about why you want to use a much better codec? With OBS, I can record in AV1 and get a better picture while using less disk space. But more and more often I get AV1 files and every time I have to convert them for the leading provider.
1. an import function with conversion would have been the minimum for 4 years.
2. native editing would be much better and more up to date.

Another question: What would be the downside of supporting AV1?

With all due respect, you are very late, and after reading your post, it seems you do not know much about AV1, which you should.  AV1 has many benefits beyond those you mentioned. 

Obviously it uses less storage without loosing quality, which would be reason enough to make it a priority nowadays, but thats not all:

1- Editing with AV1 files is a lot smoother (at least on Davinci Resolve Studio, wich I'm only using because you guys are FOUR YEARS late to AV1 party.)

2- Multiple encoders: Nvidia 4000 and 5000 series GPUs comes with multiple encoders, and they can work together when exporting AV1, that makes the exporting process WAY FASTER. While I export my videos at 90fps with Premiere, the same project would be rendered at 170 - 190fps on Davinci simple because they are using the dual enconder feature. 

3- While recording and streaming games the impact on performance while using AV1 is a lot lighter. Back when I was still using your OUTDATED product hoping you guys would act like a big player on the market and give support to AV1 I was forced to record my livestream using H265 while streaming with AV1, using both encoders of my GPU separated. Making me lose even more performance for no reason at all. 

4- Streaming with AV1 allowed me to upgrade the resolution of my stream, offering more quality to the viewer while using the same internet bandwidth. And after all that UNECESSARY strugle I was still forced to use UNECESSARY resources of my PC because the BIGGEST company on the editing software market are almost FIVE YEARS sitting on a BASIC thing that even the FREE VERSION of the competition is offering.

Adobe keeps selling it's products to streamers and "small" content creators, while giving ZERO atention to their needs (no, we don't want AI features that doesn't even really work and you guys keep pushing just because of the buzz around AI).

Sorry to put things like that, but if you're the one responsible for that, your should hear it. You cost me a whole year of Adobe subscription AND the value I paid on Davinci Resolve Studio AND the time I had to put into learning to use a new software.

Get a grip, Sir. 

Just saw the release notes. Yes, finally have been using Adobe since 2017 and yes finally the day has come for official support 👏

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What application or device is generating the AV1 files?
- For me it is OBS Studio Gameplay Local Recording with RTX 3060 GPU.

If you’re choosing to AV1 as the format, why do you prefer it? Size? Quality?

- Both

Do you want to be able to export AV1?

- After this all time of awaiting. Obviously, YES.

Is that because it’s a smaller format for long term storage? Or it’s faster to upload to social media?

- It is easy to manage due to lower storage or get better quality with simlar bitrate. It is also faster to upload to social media.

Are you streaming AV1 files directly to your customers?

- I think this question is related to people related to some media streaming companies. Since I am an individual Content Creator I don't have any idea over this. Since gamer streaming using OBS to stream over platform like Twitch doesn't have anything to do with video editing software.

Also why is MKV not have any official support to MKV since it is the format that doesn't crash when local recording on power outages prone area. Always have to remux on OBS. 

[Update from moderator: MKV support was released as part of the v25.2 release]