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Support AV1 Video Encoding and Decoding

Forum|Forum|7 years ago
April 4, 2018
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AV1 has been becoming a more and more popular codec for not just streamers, but also content creators and filmmakers. Video hosting platforms, such as YouTube, are now implementing AV1 as a way to easily stream video content to audiences at lower bandwidths. Filmmakers, and especially content creators, are asking for AV1 for creating high quality content without too much compromise for file sizes and ease of use when viewing.

Having the benefit of AV1 video will help with preserving the best image quality at a much smaller and efficient file size than codecs like H.264. HEVC/H.265 is supported in Premiere Pro and it's a very nice codec. In fact, both HEVC and AV1 perform very similarly. However, it would be wonderful to have the flexibility of additional codecs that are gaining traction in modern media.

HEVC isn't supported everywhere, largely due to their licensing slowing down adoption. Meanwhile, AV1 is open source, so it would be easier to adopt without the concern for licensing; thus, making it more popular with platforms than HEVC.

Competing video editing platforms have also supported AV1 encoding and decoding for some time and I have been wanting Adobe to look into it for a while.

Overall, I highly recommend Adobe include AV1 encoding and decoding support for Premiere Pro. I strongly believe it will heavily encourage more people to create the best content with a codec that is extremely efficient as it is excellent at preserving image quality.

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Fergus H

Community Manager

Hi all,

First, an apology: while I have been keeping an eye on this thread, I didn’t - until now - update the status to indicate that we’re definitely interested in customer requests regarding AV1.

By way of introduction, I’m a product manager in the video team and one of my areas of responsibility is camera & codec support. Ultimately, I’m the person who prioritizes what we work on in this area and what we don’t.

I’m interested in getting more information from people here about how they would use AV1 support. Some questions:

Do you have AV1 files that you want to be able to edit in Premiere Pro? If so, what application or device is generating the AV1 files? If you’re choosing to AV1 as the format, why do you prefer it? Size? Quality?

Do you want to be able to export AV1? If so, is that because it’s a smaller format for long term storage? Or it’s faster to upload to social media? Are you streaming AV1 files directly to your customers?

Voting for AV1 support here is useful and it’s even more useful if you can tell us how that support would help your workflow. We’ve got our own ideas but it’s always much better to hear it from you.

Thanks!

Fergus

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bethuel1994

New Participant

I just checked, and you're wrong.

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Warren Heaton10841144

Braniac

@defaultpzj7q3kngd93

AV1 is supported in the public beta.

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defaultpzj7q3kngd93

Participating Frequently

It feels like new AI functions are added every week, but you can't integrate an AV1? Is there actually an official reason for this?

R Neil Haugen

Braniac

I've been in business for myself for over 40 years now. You gotta use what works ... as it works ... and just get stuff out the door to the nice clients what pays your bills.

If it works for you, it's the right thing. Probably. lol.

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Paul330610395ygj

Participating Frequently

If it works and its free its right for me! Haha
I'm not a professional its more of a hobby.
It does what I need it to well enough.

R Neil Haugen

Braniac

Resolve "free" doesn't support a lot of other things. Such as some H.264/5 formats in specific sizes.

And NO Resolve allows for ProRes RAW, and probably never will. Their staffers get really, really testy if you even ask about it.

Resolve is a loss-leader for BlackMagic, in case you didn't realize. It's a tool to get us to buy into their hardware ecosystem. They don't get paid for enough Studio licenses to probably pay for the licensing system, let alone the development of the app.

I've of course been running Resolve Studio for years now. I've got enough BM kit to have an extra licence or two in a drawer. Love my BM cameras ...

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Paul330610395ygj

Participating Frequently

Fair enough, it does what I need it for, I might have heard that before,
rings a bell!... but to be fair, I'm not sure I ever intend to purchase
Black Magic hardware... But I appreciate the free app though! Haha

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MadsterQ

New Participant

I agree! I'd love to have an editing software that supports AV1 - the fact that Adobe still doesn't is WILD. I'm currently looking at other video editing software that can handle AV1. (Currently, using Canva to handle a project with media all in AV1 - while not ideal, it at least can get the job done and work with AV1.)

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Paul330610395ygj

Participating Frequently

I use DaVinci Resolve, it's Free and supports AV1

R Neil Haugen

Braniac

Totally understood. As I work in several apps, I'm always having to remember which doesn't like what. It would be nice if they all supported everything ...

WangleLine

Known Participant

Wanted to mention that high res youtube videos are delivered in vp9 and av1 too, and it's a bother to have to convert them every time I want to use such footage in my projects

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Raphael297215156mgc

Participating Frequently

@R Neil Haugen figured you might want to keep them. Thanks! Anyway, I'm analyzing the possibility of buying a key, will think about it. Thank you, though.

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