Vulkan Video API 1.0, a hardware video codec based on Vulkan API, was released a few days ago, but this version did not introduce support for VP9 and AV1 format codecs. However, the development team The Khronos Group made it clear that Vulkan Video will add support for VP9 and AV1 formats in 2023.
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Vulkan Video API 1.0 mainly focuses on H.264 and H.265 / HEVC. Vulkan working group members say they are working on VP9/AV1 extensions, but it doesn’t appear to be a priority.
AMD’s Ahmed Abdelkhalek said in a comment: “VP9 decode and AV1 decode/encode are already on our list for 2023. The related core extensions are almost complete and support should be released much sooner. We apologize again for the delay” .
VP9 is a free, open-source image encoding format developed by Google to replace the old VP8 image encoding format and compete with the high-efficiency video encoding dominated by the Dynamic Expert Image Group. VP9 is mainly used in Google’s famous video sharing website YouTube. VP9 is typically packaged in WebM format along with Opus audio encoding.
AOMedia Video 1 (AV1) is an open, patent-free video encoding format designed for streaming over the Internet. It was developed by the Alliance for Open Media, which was formed in 2015 by semiconductor companies, video-on-demand providers and web browser developers, to replace its predecessor, VP9.
