Dav1d 0.9 Released With AVX2-Tuned 10b/12b Decode For Big Speed Boost

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Dav1d 0.9 Released With AVX2-Tuned 10b/12b Decode For Big Speed Boost

As written about a few days ago, the open-source Dav1d AV1 decoder has added AVX2 Assembly for higher bit depth decoding. Dav1d 0.9 is now available with this optimization and more...

https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=dav1d-0.9-Released

[Azrael5]

How to install it?

[birdie]

How to install it?

./configure && make && sudo make install && pray_it_works

Jokes aside it depends on your distro.

[wizard69]

How to install it?

Just wait for your distro to supply an RPM.

[kvuj]

Isn't it used by all major web browsers and youtube? If so that's amazing!

[Azrael5]

Will firefox integrate dav1d codec, or it detects it?

[Toggleton]

Isn't it used by all major web browsers and youtube? If so that's amazing!

Yep dav1d is used in the Browsers. But so far is not much content in 10bit AV1 on Youtube. Should be nearly all in 8bit. Maybe we get soon 10bit AV1 on Youtube. Would help against Banding that is quite a problem on YT.

[Toggleton]

Will firefox integrate dav1d codec, or it detects it?

Firefox does use dav1d for AV1 decoding since 2 Years https://hacks.mozilla.org/2019/05/fi...t-av1-decoder/

[flashmozzg]

Yep dav1d is used in the Browsers. But so far is not much content in 10bit AV1 on Youtube. Should be nearly all in 8bit. Maybe we get soon 10bit AV1 on Youtube. Would help against Banding that is quite a problem on YT.

But you'll have to wait for browsers to update their dav1d version.

[brad0]

Isn't it used by all major web browsers and youtube? If so that's amazing!

It has become the standard decoder used by essentially everything including the Windows (currently) optional add-on decoder.