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Since the newest version (4.0), ffmpeg supports the AV1 codec. VLC should also be able to play AV1 videos.
Unfortunately I haven't found the syntax to encode existing videos to AV1. I use ffmpeg from the command line like:
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 output.avi
But what are the required options for AV1?
Dr. Snail
Posted 2018-05-15T08:15:32.140
Reputation: 247
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AV1 decoding and encoding is provided via libaom if your ffmpeg build has the library linked. In order to link the library, compile ffmpeg with --enable-libaom (see the compilation guides).
The basic syntax is:
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -c:v libaom-av1 -strict -2 output.avi
(Note: -strict -2 or -strict experimental is required since the encoder is, at present, experimental. AV1 encoding is very slow at this point.)
You may specify a target bitrate (e.g., -b:v 2M) or a target quality level (e.g. -crf 30). libaom also supports 2-pass encoding.
For more info, see the AV1 encoding guide on the FFmpeg Wiki.
Gyan
Posted 2018-05-15T08:15:32.140
Reputation: 21 016
thanks so far! Could you also add a reference or did you gat that by trying? – Dr. Snail – 2018-05-15T09:42:10.407
No ref yet; I'll add it to the documentation soon. – Gyan – 2018-05-15T09:45:28.543
@slhck I see you removed the mention of 2-pass, why? It's available. – Gyan – 2018-06-03T18:14:19.420
@slhck no problem - was puzzled, that's all. – Gyan – 2018-06-03T18:40:23.547
You really do not want to use AVI containers anymore. – Daniel B – 2018-05-15T09:05:58.010
@DanielB the new one AV1 not AVI – Dr. Snail – 2018-05-15T09:41:15.937
Sure. However, in your question you have
.avi. – Daniel B – 2018-05-15T13:00:48.267That's the default sample of FFMPeg at https://www.ffmpeg.org
– Dr. Snail – 2018-05-15T14:43:53.860What is the best container to use for AV1? – Aaron Franke – 2020-01-05T01:47:31.943