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AV1 royalty-free video

Recorded year2018

The Alliance for Open Media, founded by Google, Netflix, Amazon and others, releases AV1, a free codec that rivals paid ones for streaming.

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.