Alliance for Open Media
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| Abbreviation | AOMedia |
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| Formation | September 1, 2015 |
| Purpose | Develop a royalty-free video format |
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aomedia |
The Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) is a non-profit organization whose first project is to develop a new open video codec and format as a successor to VP9 and a royalty-free alternative to HEVC.[1][2] The founding members are Amazon, Cisco, Google, Intel Corporation, Microsoft, Mozilla, and Netflix.[1][2] The collaboration goal for the future of this joint development foundation is to "avoid more patent and licensing battles that have been a big roadblock to innovation."[3] The alliance also aims to provide competition to the Moving Picture Experts Group, who provide backing for the video data compression methods most commonly in use in 2015.[3] The project will release new video codecs as free software under the Apache 2.0 license and will use elements from Daala, Thor, and VP10.[4]
History
On September 1, 2015, the Alliance for Open Media was announced with the goal of developing a royalty free video format as an alternative to e.g. the licensed H.264 and HEVC.[1][2] The plan is to release the video format by 2017.[2][5]
On April 5, 2016, the Alliance for Open Media announced that AMD, ARM, and NVIDIA had joined.[6]
AOMedia Video
AOMedia Video, also called AV1, will be developed as a new open source video format.[6][7] The Alliance’s main goal is to create and deliver a next-generation high-quality open video compression codec and format that is optimized for streaming media over the internet, for both commercial and non-commercial content, including user-generated content.[6] AOMedia is planning for AV1 to be completed by March 2017.[7]
Members
References
- 1 2 3 "Alliance for Open Media established to deliver next-generation open media formats" (Press release). Alliance for Open Media. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 Stephen Shankland (2015-09-01). "Tech giants join forces to hasten high-quality online video". CNET. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
- 1 2 Lamm, Greg (3 September 2015). "Why Microsoft and Amazon are working with Google and Netflix to make video streaming faster". Puget Sound Business Journal. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ↑ David Bryant (2015-09-01). "Forging an Alliance for Royalty-Free Video". Mozilla. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
- ↑ Jan Ozer (2015-09-01). "Amazon, Google, and More Working on Royalty-Free Codec". StreamingMedia.com. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
- 1 2 3 "The Alliance for Open Media Welcomes New Members and Announces Availability of Open Source Video Codec Project". Alliance for Open Media. 2016-04-05. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
- 1 2 "A Progress Report: The Alliance for Open Media and the AV1 Codec". StreamingMedia.com. 2016-04-12. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
See also
- NETVC, a standardization effort by the IETF that overlaps and complements the efforts of the Alliance for Open Media
- List of open-source codecs
- Ultra-high-definition television (UHDTV) – digital television formats standards with resolutions of 4K / 2160p (3840x2160) and 8K / 4320p (7680x4320)
- Rec. 2020 – ITU-R Recommendation for UHDTV