April 30, 2018 · av1 ffmpeg encoding AOMedia rebel transcoding convert 10bit 4k 1080p 720p

The Rebel Alliance's AV1 Video Codec Encoding Guide

The Rebel Alliance's AV1 Video Codec Encoding Guide


the rebel alliance has finally released the av1 video codec

aomenc encoder aomenc
aomdec decoder aomdec file.webm output.y4m or aomdec file | mpv -

ffmpeg to prep the source video

Encode 8-bit AV1

aomenc -v -w 1920 -h 1080 --cpu-used=0 --target-bitrate=1500 --threads=16 --profile=0 --aq-mode=0 --lag-in-frames=25 --auto-alt-ref=1 -o av1-8bit.webm 8bit.y4m

Encode 10-bit AV1

aomenc -v -w 1920 -h 1080 --cpu-used=0 --target-bitrate=1500 --threads=16 --profile=0 --aq-mode=0 --lag-in-frames=25 --auto-alt-ref=1 -o av1-10bit.webm 10bit.y4m

Encode 12-bit AV1

aomenc -v -w 1920 -h 1080 --cpu-used=0 --target-bitrate=1500 --threads=16 --profile=0 --aq-mode=0 --lag-in-frames=25 --auto-alt-ref=1 -o av1-12bit.webm 12bit.y4m

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