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Welcome to Encode Wiki
Why this project exists and how the initial Codec Wiki material will evolve here.
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Read long-form encoding explanations, experiments, benchmarks, and project updates. Published articles expose the same source, status, and licensing metadata as the documentation.
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Deep Dive into SVT-AV1's Evolution (Part 2): Encoder Parameters Revisited
Let's discover some new (and revisit some old) SVT-AV1 parameters!
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Deep Dive into SVT-AV1's Evolution (Part 1): Presets Analysis from v2.0 to v3.0
Let's look back at how SVT-AV1's presets evolved for the past year or so.
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Fast Computation of SSIMULACRA2 on GPUs: A Performance Evaluation
Turbo-metrics offers GPU acceleration for popular video quality metrics. Let's put it to the test!
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Better late than never: SVT-AV1 v2.2.x Deep Dive
How does SVT-AV1 2.2.x stack up against the encoder previous version?
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Codec Wiki: One Year Later
Codec's Wiki turbulent one-year journey since it's inception to everyone's go-to site for encoding documentation.
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AV1 for Dummies
AV1 for Dummies is a comprehensive, legible guide on how to get started with AV1 at any experience level. Whether you're on Windows using your first video encoding program, or a seasoned Linux user looking to optimize your encoding pipeline, this guide has you covered.
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Observing SVT-AV1 v2.1.0's improvements: A New Deep Dive
SVT-AV1 2.1.0 just released, how does it compare to the previous version?
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Encoding Animation with SVT-AV1: A Deep Dive
With the recent release of SVT-AV1 1.8.0, how does it stack up for encoding animation?
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Embedding the Un-Embeddable
Revealing the secrets of those websites that allow you to embed entire movies, AV1, and videos over 500MB on Discord.
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AV1 Encoding for Dummies
This guide will show you how to encode in AV1 the *right* and *optimal* way.
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Reducing Image Load Online
A big part of understanding any multimedia codec technology is knowing the application for such technology. For images, a big use case is web delivery.