Video Codec Types & Device Support
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H.264 (AVC)- Tech Specifications: https://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-H.264
- Launched: In 2003, by ITU-T Video Coding Experts Group in conjunction with the ISO/IEC JTC1 Moving Picture Experts Group
- Licensing:
- Protected by multiple patents owned by a number of different entities.
- The majority of these patents are handled by MPEG LA.
- Video that is streamed freely to the end user will not incur royalty fees, but any commercial use requires payment of fees and royalties.
- Priced at $0.20 per device up to an annual cap of $9.75 million (see an old license terms summary from MPEG LA).
- Content distribution fees might also apply.
- Cisco open-sourced its H.264 implementation and released it as a free binary that can be used for encoding or decoding.
- Performance:
- Comparable to VP8 in terms of quality and compression rate.
- Excellent, hardware-based on most devices.
- Technology predecessor of H.265 (HEVC).
- Supported almost universally.
- Resolutions:
- With Level 5.2, H.264 has a maximum frame size of 4,096 x 2,304 pixels @ 56 frames per second, or 4,096 x 2160 @ 60 frames per second.
- Non-standard H.264 video can support 8K UHD, depending on player and decoder support.
- Containers: 3GP, MP4, WebM, MPEG-TS, MKV
- HDR Suport: Up to 14 bits, depending on profile and decoder support.
- Variable Bit Rate Support: Yes
- WebRTC Support: Yes
Device Native Support | ||
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☑ Chromecast | 1st Gen, 2nd Gen | ☑ H.264/AVC - Profiles: High - Up to level 4.1 - Up to: 720p@60fps or 1080p@30fps |
3rd Gen | ☑ H.264/AVC - Profiles: High - Up to level 4.2 - Up to: 1080p@60fps | |
Ultra | ☑ H.264/AVC - Profiles: High - Up to level 4.2 - Up to: 1080p@60fps | |
Google Nest Hub | ☑ H.264/AVC - Profiles: High - Up to level 4.1 - Up to: 720p@60fps | |
Nest Hub Max | ☑ H.264/AVC - Profiles: High - Up to level 4.1 - Up to: 720p@30fps | |
☑ Roku | ☑ H.264/AVC - Profiles: Main, High - Up to level 4.2 - Up to: 1080p@60fps - Containers: mp4, mov, m4v, mkv, webm | |
☑ Apple TV | HD | ☑ H.264/AVC - Profiles: Baseline, Main, High - Up to level 4.2 - Up to: 1080p@60fps |
4K | ☑ H.264/AVC - Profiles: Main, Main 10 - Up to level 4.2 - Up to: 4K@60fps | |
☑ Fire TV | Stick 1st Gen, Stick Basic Edition, Stick 2nd Gen | ☑ H.264/AVC - Profiles: High - Up to level 4.0 - Up to: 1080p@30fps or 720p@60fps |
Stick 4K | ☑ H.264/AVC - Profiles: High 10 - Up to level 5.2 - Up to: 4K@60fps | |
Stick Lite 1st Gen | ☑ H.264/AVC - Profiles: High - Up to level 4.0 - Up to: 1080@60fps | |
Stick 3rd Gen | ☑ H.264/AVC - Profiles: High - Up to level 4.0 - Up to: 1080@60fps | |
Cube 1st Gen, Cube 2nd Gen | ☑ H.264/AVC - Profiles: High - Up to level 4.1 - Up to: 4K@30fps or 1080p@60fps |
TV Native Support | ||
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☑ Roku TV | ☑ H.264/AVC - Profiles: Main, High - Up to level 4.2 - Up to: 1080p@60fps - Containers: mp4, mov, m4v, mkv, webm | |
☑ Fire TV Edition | Insignia HD, Toshiba HD, Onida HD, Onida HD/FHD (2020), AmazonBasics HD/FHD | ☑ H.264/AVC - Profiles: High - Up to level 4.2 - Up to: 1080p@60fps |
Grundig Vision 6 HD | ☑ H.264/AVC - Profiles: High - Up to level 5.0 - Up to: 4K@30fps | |
Element 4K | ☑ H.264/AVC - Profiles: Main, High - Up to level 5.1 - Up to: 4K@60fps | |
Insignia 4K | ☑ H.264/AVC - Profiles: High - Up to level 5.0 - Up to: 4K@30fps | |
Grundig Vision 7 4K, Toshiba 4K, JVC 4K, Grundig OLED 4K, Technika 4K, ok 4K, Insignia 4K UHD (2020) | ☑ H.264/AVC - Profiles: High - Up to level 5.0 - Up to: 4K@30fps | |
☑ Samsung Smart TV Premium | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 | ☑ H.264/AVC - Profiles: Base, Main, High - Up to level 5.1 - Up to: 4096x2160@30fps or 4K@60fps - Containers: mp4, mov, mkv, ts |
☑ Samsung Smart TV | 2015, 2016, 2017 | ☑ H.264/AVC - Profiles: Base, Main, High - Up to level 4.1 - Up to: 1080p@60fps - Containers: mkv, mp4, mov |
2018 | ☑ H.264/AVC - Profiles: Base, Main, High - Up to level 5.1 - Up to: 4K@30fps or 1080p@60fps - Containers: mkv, mp4, mov | |
2019, 2020, 2021 | ☑ H.264/AVC - Profiles: Base, Main, High - Up to level 5.1 - Up to: 4096x2160@30fps or 4K@60fps - Containers: mkv, mp4, mov | |
☑ webOS TV | 1.0 | ☑ H.264/AVC - Profiles: Main - Up to level 5.1 - Up to: 4K@30fps - Containers: mp4, mov, m4v, ts, mkv |
2.0, 3.0 | ☑ H.264/AVC - Profiles: Base, Main, High - Up to level 5.1 - Up to: 4096x2160@30fps - Containers: mp4, mov, m4v, ts, mkv | |
3.5 | ☑ H.264/AVC - Profiles: Base, Main, High - Up to level 5.1 - Up to: 4096x2160@60fps - Containers: mp4, mov, m4v, ts, mkv | |
4.0, 4.5 | ☑ H.264/AVC - Profiles: Base, Main, High - Up to level 5.1 - Up to: 4K@60fps - Containers: mp4, mov, m4v, ts, mkv | |
5.0 | ☑ H.264/AVC - Profiles: Base, Main, High - Up to level 5.1 - Up to: 4K@30fps - Containers: mp4, mov, m4v, ts, mkv | |
☑ Android TV | 5.0+ | ☑ H.264/AVC - Profiles: Baseline, Main - Containers: mkv, mp4, ts |
☑ Panasonic | JZ2000, JZ1500, JZ1000, JZ980, JX940 | ☑ H.264/AVC |
JX850, HZ2000, HZ1500, HZ1000, HZ980, HX940, HX900, HX800, GZ2000, GZ1500, GZ1000, GZ950, GX940, GX900, GX800 | ☑ H.264/AVC | |
FZ950, FZ800, FX750 / FX780, FX700, FX600 / FX650 | ☑ H.264/AVC | |
EZ1000, EZ950, EX750 / EX780, EX730, EX700, EX600 | ☑ H.264/AVC | |
ES500, ES400 | ☑ H.264/AVC | |
☑ Philips | PUS7506, PUS8105, PUS7805, PUS7505, OLED754, PUS6814, PUS6704, PUS6504 | ☑ H.264/AVC |
PUS6703 | ☑ H.264/AVC | |
PUS6503 | ☑ H.264/AVC | |
PUS6262, PUS6162 | ☑ H.264/AVC | |
☑ Sony | Z9J, A90J, A80J, X95J, X90J, X85J, X80J | ☑ H.264/AVC |
X750H / X70, XG70, X700F / XF70 | ☑ H.264/AVC | |
WG66, WF66, RF45, X720E / XE70, WE75, WE66, RE45 | ☑ H.264/AVC | |
☑ Vizio | OLED 2020, P-Series Quantum X 2020, P-Series 2020, M-Series M8 2020, M-Series M7 2020, V-Series 2020, P-Series Quantum X 2019, P-Series 2019, M-Series M8 2019, M-Series M7 2019 | ☑ H.264/AVC |
V-Series 2019 | ☑ H.264/AVC | |
D-Series 2019 | ☑ H.264/AVC | |
☑ TCL | 6-Series R635, 5-Series S535, 8-Series Q825, 6-Series R625, 5-Series S525 | ☑ H.264/AVC |
S425 | ☑ H.264/AVC | |
S325 | ☑ H.264/AVC | |
DP600 | ☑ H.264/AVC | |
P6006 | ☑ H.264/AVC | |
☑ Loewe | bild 3, bild 4, bild 5, bild 7, bild 9 | ☑ H.264/AVC |
bild 3 LCD | ☑ H.264/AVC | |
bild 1 | ☑ H.264/AVC |
Phone/Tablet Native Support | ||
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☑ iPhone | 5s, 6, 6 Plus | ☑ H.264/AVC - Profiles: High - Up to level 4.2 - Up to: 1080p@60fps |
6s, 6s Plus, SE, 7, 7 Plus, 8, 8 Plus, X, XR, XS, XS Max, 11, 11 Pro, 11 Pro Max, SE 2nd Gen, 12 mini, 12, 12 Pro, 12 Pro Max | ☑ H.264/AVC - Profiles: High - Up to level 4.2 - Up to: 4K@30fps | |
☑ iPad | 5th Gen, Air 2, mini 4 | ☑ H.264/AVC - Profiles: High - Up to level 4.2 - Up to: 4K@30fps |
6th Gen, 7th Gen, 8th Gen, Air 3rd Gen, Air 4th Gen, mini 5th Gen | ☑ H.264/AVC - Profiles: High - Up to level 4.2 - Up to: 4K@30fps | |
Pro 2nd Gen, Pro 3rd Gen, Pro 4th Gen, Pro 5th Gen | ☑ H.264/AVC - Profiles: High - Up to level 4.2 - Up to: 4K@30fps | |
☑ Android | 3.0+ | ☑ H.264/AVC - Profiles: Baseline, Main - Containers: mkv, mp4, ts |
Browser Native Support | ||
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☑ Internet Explorer | 9+ | ☑ H.264/AVC |
☑ Edge | 12+ | ☑ H.264/AVC |
☑ Firefox | 21+ | ☑ H.264/AVC |
☑ Chrome | 4+ | ☑ H.264/AVC |
☑ Safari | 3.2+ | ☑ H.264/AVC |
☑ Opera | 25+ | ☑ H.264/AVC |
☑ Safari iOS | 3.2+ | ☑ H.264/AVC |
☑ Android Browser | 4.4+ | ☑ H.264/AVC |
☑ Opera Mobile | 12+ | ☑ H.264/AVC |
☑ Chrome Android | 90+ | ☑ H.264/AVC |
☑ Firefox Android | 87+ | ☑ H.264/AVC |
☑ UC Browser Android | 12.12+ | ☑ H.264/AVC |
☑ Samsung Internet | 4+ | ☑ H.264/AVC |
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H.265 (HEVC)- Tech Specifications: http://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-H.265
- Launched: In 2013, by the Joint Collaborative Team on Video Coding.
- Licensing:
- Uses technologies covered by several patents and requires a license for use.
- Has three patent pools: HEVC Advance, MPEG LA, and Velos Media.
- Priced at $0.20 per device up to an annual cap of $25 million (see rates from MPEG LA and HEVC Advance).
- Content distribution fees might also apply.
- Performance:
- Technology successor of H.264 (AVC).
- Comparable to VP9 in terms of quality and compression rate.
- Can achieve compressed file sizes half that of AVC with comparable image qualityref.
- Around 10-20 times larger encoding run time than AVCref
- Resolutions: Up to 8192x4320 along with 8K UHD.
- Containers: MP4, MPEG-TS, MKV
- HDR Suport: Up to 16 bits depending on profile and decoder support
- Variable Bit Rate Support: Yes
- WebRTC Support: No
Device Native Support | ||
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☑ Chromecast | Ultra | ☑ H.265/HEVC - Profiles: Main, Main 10 - Up to level 5.1 - Up to: 4K@60fps |
☑ Roku | ☑ H.265/HEVC - Profiles: Main, Main 10 - Up to level 5.1 - Up to: 4K@60fps - Containers: mp4, mov, m4v, mkv, webm | |
☑ Apple TV | HD | ☑ H.265/HEVC - Profiles: Main, Main 10 - Up to: 1080p@30fps |
4K | ☑ H.265/HEVC - Profiles: Main, Main 10 - Up to: 4K@30fps | |
☑ Fire TV | Stick Basic Edition | ☑ H.265/HEVC - Profiles: Main - Up to level 4.0 - Up to: 1080p@30fps |
Stick 4K | ☑ H.265/HEVC - Profiles: Main 10 - Up to level 5.1 - Up to: 4K@60fps | |
Stick 2nd Gen | ☑ H.265/HEVC - Profiles: Main - Up to level 4.0 - Up to: 1080@30fps | |
Stick Lite 1st Gen | ☑ H.265/HEVC - Profiles: Main 10 - Up to level 4.1 - Up to: 1080@60fps | |
Stick 3rd Gen | ☑ H.265/HEVC - Profiles: Main 10 - Up to level 4.1 - Up to: 1080@60fps | |
Cube 1st Gen, Cube 2nd Gen | ☑ H.265/HEVC - Profiles: Main 10 - Up to level 5.1 - Up to: 4K@60fps |
TV Native Support | ||
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☑ Roku TV | ☑ H.265/HEVC - Profiles: Main, Main 10 - Up to level 5.1 - Up to: 4K@60fps - Containers: mp4, mov, m4v, mkv, webm | |
☑ Fire TV Edition | Insignia HD, Toshiba HD, Onida HD, Onida HD/FHD (2020), AmazonBasics HD/FHD, Grundig Vision 6 HD | ☑ H.265/HEVC - Profiles: Main, Main 10 - Up to: 1080p@60fps |
Element 4K, Insignia 4K, Grundig Vision 7 4K, Toshiba 4K, JVC 4K, Grundig OLED 4K, Technika 4K, ok 4K, Insignia 4K UHD (2020) | ☑ H.265/HEVC - Profiles: Main, Main 10 - Up to level 5.1 - Up to: 4K@60fps | |
☑ Samsung Smart TV Premium | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 | ☑ H.265/HEVC - Profiles: Main 10 - Up to level 5.1 - Up to: 4096x2160@60fps - Containers: mp4, mov, mkv, ts |
2019, 2020, 2021 | ☑ H.265/HEVC - Profiles: Main, Main 10 - Up to level 6.1 - Up to: 8K@60fps - Containers: mp4, mov, mkv, ts | |
☑ Samsung Smart TV | 2015, 2016, 2017 | ☑ H.265/HEVC - Profiles: Main 10 - Up to level 5.1 - Up to: 1080p@60fps - Containers: mkv, mp4 |
2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 | ☑ H.265/HEVC - Profiles: Main 10 - Up to level 5.1 - Up to: 4K@60fps - Containers: mkv, mp4 | |
☑ webOS TV | 1.0 | ☑ H.265/HEVC - Profiles: Main, Main 10 - Up to level 5.1 - Up to: 4K@60fps - Containers: mp4, ts, mkv |
2.0, 3.0, 3.5 | ☑ H.265/HEVC - Profiles: Main, Main 10 - Up to level 5.1 - Up to: 4096x2160@60fps - Containers: mp4, m4v, mov, ts, mkv | |
4.0, 4.5 | ☑ H.265/HEVC - Profiles: Main, Main 10 - Up to level 5.1 - Up to: 4K@60fps - Containers: mp4, m4v, mov, ts, mkv | |
5.0 | ☑ H.265/HEVC - Profiles: Main, Main 10 - Up to level 6.1 - Up to: 8K@60fps - Containers: mp4, m4v, mov, ts, mkv | |
☑ Android TV | 5.0+ | ☑ H.265/HEVC - Profiles: Main - Up to level 3.0 - Containers: mp4, mkv |
☑ Panasonic | JZ2000, JZ1500, JZ1000, JZ980, JX940 | ☑ H.265/HEVC |
JX850, HZ2000, HZ1500, HZ1000, HZ980, HX940, HX900, HX800, GZ2000, GZ1500, GZ1000, GZ950, GX940, GX900, GX800 | ☑ H.265/HEVC | |
FZ950, FZ800, FX750 / FX780, FX700, FX600 / FX650 | ☑ H.265/HEVC | |
EZ1000, EZ950, EX750 / EX780, EX730, EX700, EX600 | ☑ H.265/HEVC | |
☑ Philips | PUS7506, PUS8105, PUS7805, PUS7505, OLED754, PUS6814, PUS6704, PUS6504 | ☑ H.265/HEVC |
PUS6703 | ☑ H.265/HEVC | |
PUS6503 | ☑ H.265/HEVC | |
PUS6262, PUS6162 | ☑ H.265/HEVC | |
☑ Sony | Z9J, A90J, A80J, X95J, X90J, X85J, X80J | ☑ H.265/HEVC |
X750H / X70, XG70, X700F / XF70 | ☑ H.265/HEVC | |
WG66, WF66, RF45, X720E / XE70, WE75, WE66, RE45 | ☑ H.265/HEVC | |
☑ Vizio | OLED 2020, P-Series Quantum X 2020, P-Series 2020, M-Series M8 2020, M-Series M7 2020, V-Series 2020, P-Series Quantum X 2019, P-Series 2019, M-Series M8 2019, M-Series M7 2019 | ☑ H.265/HEVC |
V-Series 2019 | ☑ H.265/HEVC | |
D-Series 2019 | ☑ H.265/HEVC | |
☑ TCL | 6-Series R635, 5-Series S535, 8-Series Q825, 6-Series R625, 5-Series S525 | ☑ H.265/HEVC |
S425 | ☑ H.265/HEVC | |
S325 | ☑ H.265/HEVC | |
DP600 | ☑ H.265/HEVC | |
P6006 | ☑ H.265/HEVC | |
☑ Loewe | bild 3, bild 4, bild 5, bild 7, bild 9 | ☑ H.265/HEVC |
bild 3 LCD | ☑ H.265/HEVC |
Phone/Tablet Native Support | ||
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☑ iPhone | 7, 7 Plus, 8, 8 Plus, X, XR, XS, XS Max, 11, 11 Pro, 11 Pro Max, SE 2nd Gen, 12 mini, 12, 12 Pro, 12 Pro Max | ☑ H.265/HEVC - Profiles: Main 10 - Up to level 5.1 - Up to: 4K@30fps |
☑ iPad | 6th Gen, 7th Gen, 8th Gen, Air 3rd Gen, Air 4th Gen, mini 5th Gen | ☑ H.265/HEVC - Profiles: Main 10 - Up to level 5.1 - Up to: 4K@30fps |
Pro 2nd Gen, Pro 3rd Gen, Pro 4th Gen, Pro 5th Gen | ☑ H.265/HEVC - Profiles: Main 10 - Up to level 5.1 - Up to: 4K@30fps | |
☑ Android | 5.0+ | ☑ H.265/HEVC - Profiles: Main - Up to level 3.0 - Containers: mp4, mkv |
Browser Native Support | ||
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☑ Safari | 11+ | ☑ H.265/HEVC |
☑ Safari iOS | 11+ | ☑ H.265/HEVC |
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VP8- Tech Specifications: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6386
- Launched: In 2008, by On2 Technologies (aquired by Google).
- Licensing:
- Free and open source via a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license.
- The reference implementation,
libvpx
, is released under the revised BSD license.
- Performance:
- In terms of quality and compression rate, VP8 is comparable to AVC.
- It offers high compression and low computational complexity.
- It is mainly used in connection with WebRTC, and is the video codec included with WebRTC.
- Containers: 3GP, Ogg, WebM, MKV
- HDR Suport: No
- Variable Bit Rate Support: Yes
- WebRTC Support: Yes
Device Native Support | ||
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☑ Chromecast | 1st Gen, 2nd Gen, 3rd Gen | ☑ VP8 - Up to: 720p@60fps or 1080p@30fps |
Ultra | ☑ VP8 - Up to: 4K@30fps | |
☑ Fire TV | Stick 4K, Stick Lite 1st Gen | ☑ VP8 - Profiles: Baseline - Up to: 1080p@30fps |
Stick 3rd Gen | ☑ VP8 - Profiles: Baseline - Up to: 1080@30fps | |
Cube 2nd Gen | ☑ VP8 - Profiles: Baseline - Up to: 1080p@30fps |
TV Native Support | ||
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☑ Fire TV Edition | Insignia HD, Toshiba HD, Onida HD, Onida HD/FHD (2020), AmazonBasics HD/FHD, Grundig Vision 6 HD | ☑ VP8 - Up to: 720p@30fps |
Element 4K | ☑ VP8 - Up to: 1080p@30fps | |
Insignia 4K | ☑ VP8 - Up to: 1080p@60fps | |
Grundig Vision 7 4K, Toshiba 4K, JVC 4K, Grundig OLED 4K, Technika 4K, ok 4K, Insignia 4K UHD (2020) | ☑ VP8 - Up to: 1080p@60fps | |
☑ Samsung Smart TV Premium | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 | ☑ VP8 - Up to: 1080p@60fps - Containers: webm |
☑ Samsung Smart TV | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 | ☑ VP8 - Up to: 1080p@60fps - Containers: webm |
☑ webOS TV | 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0 | ☑ VP8 - Containers: mkv |
☑ Android TV | 5.0+ | ☑ VP8 - Containers: webm, mkv |
Phone/Tablet Native Support | ||
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☑ Android | 4.0+ | ☑ VP8 - Containers: webm, mkv |
Browser Native Support | ||
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☑ Edge | 14+ | ☑ VP8 |
☑ Firefox | 4+ | ☑ VP8 |
☑ Chrome | 6+ | ☑ VP8 |
☑ Safari | 12.1+ | ☑ VP8 - Supported in WebRTC |
14.1+ | ☑ VP8 - macOS 11.3+ | |
☑ Opera | 11.5+ | ☑ VP8 |
☑ Safari iOS | 12.2+ | ☑ VP8 - Supported in WebRTC |
☑ Android Browser | 90+ | ☑ VP8 |
☑ Opera Mobile | 62+ | ☑ VP8 |
☑ Chrome Android | 90+ | ☑ VP8 |
☑ Firefox Android | 87+ | ☑ VP8 |
☑ UC Browser Android | 12.12+ | ☑ VP8 |
☑ Samsung Internet | 4+ | ☑ VP8 |
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VP9- Tech Specifications:
- Launched: In 2009, by Google.
- Licensing:
- Parts of the codec are covered by patent claims. Google does not support these claims.
- According to Google, anyone may use the codec freely as long as they do not engage in patent litigation.
- Performance:
- Technology successor of VP8.
- In terms of quality and compression rate, VP9 is comparable to HEVC.
- The encoder has a multi-pass encoding mode, which results in improved rate-distortion (R-D) performance.
- Around 3-4 times larger encoding run time than HEVCref.
- Around 10-20 times larger encoding run time than AVCref
- 30% to 50% more efficient coding than AVCref.
- Containers: MP4, Ogg, WebM, MKV
- HDR Suport: Yes
- Variable Bit Rate Support: Yes
- WebRTC Support: Yes - VP9 is an optional codec in the WebRTC spec.
Device Native Support | ||
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☑ Chromecast | Ultra | ☑ VP9 - Profiles: 0, 2 - Up to level 5.1 - Up to: 4K@60fps |
Google Nest Hub | ☑ VP9 - Up to level 4.0 - Up to: 720p@60fps | |
Nest Hub Max | ☑ VP9 - Up to level 4.0 - Up to: 720p@30fps | |
☑ Roku | ☑ VP9 - Profiles: 0, 2 - Up to: 4K@60fps - Containers: mkv, webm | |
☑ Fire TV | Stick 4K | ☑ VP9 - Profiles: 2 - Up to: 4K@60fps |
Stick Lite 1st Gen | ☑ VP9 - Profiles: 2 - Up to: 1080@60fps | |
Stick 3rd Gen | ☑ VP9 - Profiles: 2 - Up to: 1080@60fps | |
Cube 1st Gen, Cube 2nd Gen | ☑ VP9 - Profiles: 2 - Up to: 4K@60fps |
TV Native Support | ||
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☑ Roku TV | ☑ VP9 - Profiles: 0, 2 - Up to: 4K@60fps - Containers: mkv, webm | |
☑ Fire TV Edition | Insignia HD, Toshiba HD, Onida HD, Onida HD/FHD (2020), AmazonBasics HD/FHD | ☑ VP9 - Profiles: 0, 2 - Up to: 1080p@60fps |
Grundig Vision 6 HD | ☑ VP9 - Profiles: 0, 2 - Up to: 4K@60fps | |
Element 4K, Insignia 4K, Grundig Vision 7 4K, Toshiba 4K, JVC 4K, Grundig OLED 4K, Technika 4K, ok 4K, Insignia 4K UHD (2020) | ☑ VP9 - Profiles: 0, 2 - Up to: 4K@60fps | |
☑ Samsung Smart TV Premium | 2015, 2016, 2017 | ☑ VP9 - Up to: 4096x2160@60fps - Containers: webm |
2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 | ☑ VP9 - Profiles: 0, 2 - Up to: 4K@60fps - Containers: webm | |
☑ Samsung Smart TV | 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 | ☑ VP9 - Profiles: 0, 2 - Up to: 4K@60fps - Containers: webm |
☑ webOS TV | 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5 | ☑ VP9 - Containers: mkv - Ultra HD models only |
5.0 | ☑ VP9 - Up to: 8K@60fps - Containers: mkv - Ultra HD models only | |
☑ Android TV | 5.0+ | ☑ VP9 - Containers: webm, mkv |
☑ Panasonic | JZ2000, JZ1500, JZ1000, JZ980, JX940 | ☑ VP9 |
JX850, HZ2000, HZ1500, HZ1000, HZ980, HX940, HX900, HX800, GZ2000, GZ1500, GZ1000, GZ950, GX940, GX900, GX800 | ☑ VP9 | |
FZ950, FZ800, FX750 / FX780, FX700, FX600 / FX650 | ☑ VP9 | |
EZ1000, EZ950, EX750 / EX780, EX730, EX700, EX600 | ☑ VP9 | |
☑ Philips | PUS7506, PUS8105, PUS7805, PUS7505, OLED754, PUS6814, PUS6704, PUS6504 | ☑ VP9 |
PUS6703 | ☑ VP9 | |
PUS6503 | ☑ VP9 | |
PUS6262, PUS6162 | ☑ VP9 | |
☑ Sony | Z9J, A90J, A80J, X95J, X90J, X85J, X80J | ☑ VP9 |
X750H / X70, XG70, X700F / XF70 | ☑ VP9 | |
☑ Vizio | OLED 2020, P-Series Quantum X 2020, P-Series 2020, M-Series M8 2020, M-Series M7 2020, V-Series 2020, P-Series Quantum X 2019, P-Series 2019, M-Series M8 2019, M-Series M7 2019 | ☑ VP9 |
V-Series 2019 | ☑ VP9 | |
☑ TCL | 6-Series R635, 5-Series S535, 8-Series Q825, 6-Series R625, 5-Series S525 | ☑ VP9 |
S425 | ☑ VP9 | |
P6006 | ☑ VP9 |
Phone/Tablet Native Support | ||
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☑ iPhone | 7, 7 Plus, 8, 8 Plus, X, XR, XS, XS Max, 11, 11 Pro, 11 Pro Max, SE 2nd Gen, 12 mini, 12, 12 Pro, 12 Pro Max | ☑ VP9 - Up to: 4K@60fps - iOS 14+ |
☑ iPad | 6th Gen, 7th Gen, 8th Gen, Air 3rd Gen, Air 4th Gen, mini 5th Gen | ☑ VP9 - Up to: 4K@60fps - iOS 14+ |
Pro 2nd Gen, Pro 3rd Gen, Pro 4th Gen, Pro 5th Gen | ☑ VP9 - Up to: 4K@60fps - iOS 14+ | |
☑ Android | 4.4+ | ☑ VP9 - Containers: webm, mkv |
Browser Native Support | ||
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☑ Edge | 79+ | ☑ VP9 |
☑ Firefox | 28+ | ☑ VP9 |
☑ Chrome | 25+ | ☑ VP9 |
☑ Safari | 14.1+ | ☑ VP9 - macOS 11.3+ |
☑ Opera | 16+ | ☑ VP9 |
☑ Safari iOS | 14.4+ | ☑ VP9 - Supported in WebRTC (off by default) |
☑ Android Browser | 90+ | ☑ VP9 |
☑ Chrome Android | 90+ | ☑ VP9 |
☑ Firefox Android | 87+ | ☑ VP9 |
☑ UC Browser Android | 12.12+ | ☑ VP9 |
☑ Samsung Internet | 5+ | ☑ VP9 |
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AV1- Tech Specifications: https://aomediacodec.github.io/av1-spec/av1-spec.pdf
- Launched: in 2018, by the Alliance for Open Media (Amazon, Apple, ARM, Cisco, Facebook, Google, Huawei, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Mozilla, Netflix, Nvidia, Samsung Electronics and Tencent)
- Licensing:
- Parts of the codec are covered by patent claims. Google does not support these claims.
- According to Google, anyone may use the codec freely as long as they do not engage in patent litigation.
- Performance:
- Technology successor of VP9.
- It is designed with a low computational footprint with the goal of bringing consistent, high-quality video.
- Since hardware encoders are still unavailable, encoding is done via software, making it impractical. Encoding run time is about 6000 times bigger than AVC, and 700 times bigger than VP9ref.
- 50% more efficient coding than AVC and 30% more efficient than VP9ref.
- Containers: MP4, WebM ISOBMFF, MPEG-TS, MKV
- HDR Suport: Yes
- Variable Bit Rate Support: Yes
- WebRTC Support: Yes
TV Native Support | ||
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☑ Fire TV Edition | Insignia 4K UHD (2020) | ☑ AV1 |
☑ Samsung Smart TV Premium | 2020, 2021 | ☑ AV1 - Up to: 8K@60fps - Containers: webm |
☑ Samsung Smart TV | 2020, 2021 | ☑ AV1 - Up to: 4K@60fps - Containers: webm |
☑ webOS TV | 5.0 | ☑ AV1 - Up to: 8K@60fps - Containers: mkv |
☑ Android TV | 10+ | ☑ AV1 - Containers: mp4, mkv |
☑ Panasonic | JZ2000, JZ1500, JZ1000, JZ980, JX940 | ☑ AV1 |
☑ Sony | Z9J, A90J, A80J, X95J, X90J, X85J, X80J | ☑ AV1 |
Phone/Tablet Native Support | ||
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☑ Android | 10+ | ☑ AV1 - Containers: mp4, mkv |
Browser Native Support | ||
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☑ Edge | 79+ | ☑ AV1 |
☑ Firefox | 67+ | ☑ AV1 |
☑ Chrome | 70+ | ☑ AV1 |
☑ Opera | 57+ | ☑ AV1 |
☑ Android Browser | 90+ | ☑ AV1 |
☑ Opera Mobile | 62+ | ☑ AV1 |
☑ Chrome Android | 90+ | ☑ AV1 |
☑ Samsung Internet | 12+ | ☑ AV1 |