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The AV1 video format is now the default codec at DeoVR. This state-of-the-art codec provides improved visual quality and streaming efficiency, meaning a dramatic increase in quality.  Download samples below and see the first AV1 scene from VRO FILMS at DeoVR. 

VRO FILMS in AV1

The first VRO FILMS AV1 scene is now live: 

AV1 at DeoVR

DeoVR fully supports the new AV1 codec and our video library is currently being converted to AV1 - this means better quality, with around 30% lower bitrate than the HEVC codec. More efficient streaming and lower memory costs

The Quest 3 and Quest 3S headsets fully support AV1. DeoVR will automatically detect if your headset can support AV1 and apply it. Support for the Apple Vision Pro is coming soon. 

What is AV1 and why is it better?

AV1 provides equal video quality at a lower bit rate. This means a smaller filesize, which in turn means greatly improved streaming properties for high-quality video, reduced bandwidth costs and a major boost for those users with less-than-ideal internet connections. 

As well as this vastly improved efficiency, it is open source with a royalty-free algorithm, making it free-to-use for everyone, worldwide. 

Creators: uploading AV1

If you're a creator, using AV1 is easy.

  1. Simply export your master file in AV1 at the highest original quality and up to 200Mbps CBR
  2. Then upload to DeoVR as normal
  3. That's it! We do all the HEVC transcodings to make them play on every headset

AV1 video samples at DeoVR

Want to see the quality of AV1 and streaming efficiency for yourself?

Play in your VR headset and let us know your thoughts at the DeoVR forum

Playing AV1 video with PCVR

To play AV1 videos in DeoVR using PCVR, you'll need to install the AV1 Video Extension from the Microsoft app store. It's completely free and this will enable AV1 video playback support for the DeoVR Steam app. Windows 10 and above. 

Future plans

We will also perform comparisons looking at the performance, quality and device support of the VP9 codec vs h265.  There is more information about the differences between the AV1 and VP9 codecs at this blog

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