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Netflix’s AV1 Journey: From Android to TVs and Beyond

(netflixtechblog.com)
548 points CharlesW | 1 comments | 05 Dec 25 00:09 UTC | HN request time: 0.247s | source
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IgorPartola ◴[05 Dec 25 00:53 UTC] No.46155508[source]▶
Amazing. Proprietary video codecs need to not be the default and this is huge validation for AV1 as a production-ready codec.
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raw_anon_1111 ◴[05 Dec 25 04:23 UTC] No.46156820[source]▶
Why does it matter if Netflix is using an open standard if every video they stream is wrapped in proprietary closed DRM?
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cheema33 ◴[05 Dec 25 05:20 UTC] No.46157077[source]▶
> Why does it matter if Netflix is using an open standard if every video they stream is wrapped in proprietary closed DRM?

I am not sure if this is a serious question, but I'll bite in case it is.

Without DRM Netflix's business would not exist. Nobody would license them any content if it was going to be streamed without a DRM.

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dontlaugh ◴[05 Dec 25 08:23 UTC] No.46158036[source]▶
Why? Everything gets pirated anyway, even with all the DRM. There’s no difference.
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1. jamesnorden ◴[05 Dec 25 11:23 UTC] No.46159829[source]▶
Security theater mostly, makes the executives feel good.