AV1 Encoder Support

[tmarzetta]

Implement next generation (royalty free) encoder from AV1 within Adobe Media Encoder. Several implementations are out, however it would be great if CC 2020 would make it more user-friendly in their AME GUI. Moreover, an adoption of the AVIF format for digital picture media across their other solutions would be welcomed as well.

[tmarzetta]

I'm curious as to if there is a roadmap or timeline for support for the AV1 codec in AME? Anywere in CC 2020?

It would be interesting to see either the AV1 encoder adopted into AME or support for the AVIF format in Photoshop and other Adobe products.

I know hardware is starting to slowly be released to help encoding times, but it would be great to be able to  encode videos into this next generation format, even if with our current hardware (and even though it takes a while). Is Adobe planning to release when it can/will be supported? Anyone have any information?

[tmarzetta]

Done. Thanks, as it would be great to even get a bit of information regarding any upcoming features or announcements.

[autokroma]

Hi, why do you need this ? Who are you going to send the AV1 file to ?

[tmarzetta]

I need this to encode home videos into a royalty free next generation format that will help with not only quality but also more efficient space consumption. I would send it to many friends and family members, as it also aids in bandwidth consumption as well if/when streaming. And finally, I want this encode spec that will stand the test of time with the majority of the industry behind it.

[VJ SPAZZ]

Yes would love this feature. We are aiming to encode hundreds of hours of content into AV1 for our new channel.

[autokroma]

Alex are you going to upload AV1 to YouTube ?

[tmarzetta]

Yes, would certainly upload AV1 to YouTube as well.

[gfsdgg95042181]

i want media encoder to support AV1 because AV1 need more public coverage to be used everywhere and media encoder is well known.

[Jonathan Fahl]

AV1 would be great as it seems to be way to get the smallest file sizes for a web video for our homepage at decent bitrates that can play on most computers. Right now I'm having to send it through ShutterEncoder to get it to AV1, but it would be nicer to not have to rely on a third party factor for this.

[Giorgio23142880htls]

AV1 is the only codec which runs well with 8K 360 video.
Neither H264 or H265 are able to play 8K 360 videos on a web player.

[dramrah]

av1 would be so useful

[Bhaavan Merchant]

AV1 encoding support is something which is a must-have for the following reasons:
- YouTube which plays a big part of the creator ecosystem is already migrating to it aggressively.
- It is the most legal friendly video option for distribution
- With Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, we expect most consumer devices to support hardware decoding of this codec.
- Technically, it is superior in terms of quality / size

[ProjectileObjects]

@antonie, I think the idea is to ingest AV1 videos into Media Encoder and then export them as H.264 or another friendly format, as well as export AV1 directly from Media Encoder. Currently this can be done with other FFMpeg based encoders.

[DanaF129]

This is youtube's new (over a year ago) standard, we should have it in premiere asap.

[DanaF129]

"I think the idea is to ingest AV1 videos into Media Encoder and then export them as H.264 or another friendly format"

That is not the goal at all.  AV1 is the final format we want to export for storage and uploading to youtube.

[TenebrisLive]

Additionally, with streaming captutre software now able to capture in av1 format, it gives content creators (streamers in this case) an alternative to creating huge files on their computers.  When it then comes to editing that to form clips or other consumable content, we are forced to use software other than the Adobe suite.  Other popular editing software has the option to both import and export av1.

[Alex22173789vu0j]

I'm desperate for Adobe to support AV1! This format is now quite widely supported, I'm susprised to see Adobe as one of the last holdouts that don't.

I can use OBS Studio to hardware encode in AV1, I can stream AV1 to YouTube and upload AV1 videos to YouTube, but I can't actually use AV1 because Premiere Pro doesn't support it. Sadly if support is not added soon I may be forced to look for an alternative editing software that keeps with the times better.

Please Adobe, add AV1 support ASAP!

[fierokiller]

Guess we should be really specific in asking for AV1 hardware encoding and decoding along with the software implementation of AV1 to ingest, edit, render timeline video previews and render out final video files in all applicable programs.

As it stands now the 40 Nvidia cards have encoders, and so to all of the Intel cards which Adobe doesn't seem to want to get working with their software despite Intel's constant and ongoing efforts to reach out to and work with program engineers like at TOPAZ and NEAT VIDEO etc.

I would assume that the paywall of H.266 VVC will have Adobe waiting until a sale on Prime day in 2026-27 before that gets implemented but there should be no excuse when it comes to AV1 which has be in the works for 7? years now so it didn't sneak up on everyone considering Handbrake VLC and Davinci have AV1 support.

-J3D

[Arttek_314]

I am urgently waiting for av1 codec support like my other friends, otherwise I cannot use Adobe products.

[Reyster34152045clwg]

As of this day, I'm still waiting for Adobe to implement AV1 encoder.

[dz_dapper]

It is now March 25 in the year of our Lord 2024. I have been relegated to using Handbrake to reencode AV1 youtube videos into h265 before ingesting into After Effects. There still is no solution in sight. Stay strong fellow brethren.

[Phantom2024]

You may want to try using Influx to import files into Media Encoder:

Influx will allow you to import all kinds of audio-video files directly and natively into Premiere Pro, Media Encoder , After Effects, and Audition.

https://www.autokroma.com/Influx

[defaultxus7e47xjrt7]

Where is my AV1 support Adobe? pwease

[YAID3d]

It is ridiculous to me that in 2024 I need to export a different format to then use a third party encoder to get AV1.webm files. For people doing social media, it is already bad enough to not benefit from this, but I do content delivery for stuff like websites and advertisement. AV1 is the new media standard, why can't we have it?

[Cornelius33942559112e]

@YAID3d I would say, because it is generally regarded as a final distribution format, and not one natively shot by a camera or phone.  Because of this, as a "final delivery" codec, it is more often than not, that the video is download/stolen from its source.  While that might not always be the case, I would also say that Apple doesn't official support AV1, so it's unlikely that Adobe would too.