AV1 beats x264 and libvpx-vp9 in practical use case

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This post details Meta's practical evaluation of the AV1 video compression codec, demonstrating its superior compression efficiency (30-50% better than VP9 and x264) compared to existing open-source encoders like x264 and libvpx-vp9. It highlights AV1's potential for significant gains in delivering digital video more quickly, with higher quality, and reduced bandwidth/storage, especially for common Facebook video formats (SD/HD) and with promise for higher resolutions. The post also acknowledges AV1's longer encoding times due to increased complexity, a key consideration for production deployment.