Alliance for Open Media

Beamr and NVIDIA team up to accelerate adoption of the newest video standard - AV1

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Monday, February 12, 2024

Backed by tech giants like Amazon, Google and Microsoft, AOMedia Video 1 (AV1) is an efficient emerging video format.

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  • Backed by tech giants like Amazon, Google and Microsoft, AOMedia Video 1 (AV1) is an efficient emerging video format.
  • Today Beamr and NVIDIA are going to jointly present for the first time a proposed solution to this challenge, at the ACM Mile-High-Video 2024 conference.
  • The research presented today will highlight the Beamr-NVIDIA collaboration in facilitating the transition to AV1 adoption at scale.
  • Beamr and NVIDIA will describe an automated process to transfer video libraries and repositories into the emerging format.

Vaudeville Sound Group Partners With Google to Build Recording Industry Workflows for New Open Source Immersive Audio Format

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Monday, January 8, 2024

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vaudeville Sound Group, a leading global sound design, production, and post-production group, today announced that it is working with Google to build 3D audio models and creative sound design for the launch of the recently released Immersive Audio Model and Formats (IAMF) specification.

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  • VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vaudeville Sound Group, a leading global sound design, production, and post-production group, today announced that it is working with Google to build 3D audio models and creative sound design for the launch of the recently released Immersive Audio Model and Formats (IAMF) specification.
  • Vaudeville is one of the leading designers of immersive audio, having created the first at scale native 3D sound library, for Shutterstock; the first immersive audiobook, for Penguin Random House; the first immersive audio podcasts, and award-winning immersive sound for VR.
  • The company is one of the leading sound designers and creative pioneers for ambisonics, the full-sphere surround sound format.
  • “The IAMF specification has arrived at the right moment in the immersive audio industry, and we are thrilled to be working with Google and its partners – to deliver the next generation of 3D audio experiences,” said Mirko Vogel, managing partner, and head of immersive design & development, Vaudeville Sound Group.

AOMedia Advances the Audio Innovation Era with First-ever Audio Specification Offered Under Its Royalty-free License

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Thursday, November 9, 2023

Similarly, creators seek formats with immersive audio mixing options that would easily work with the current streaming and playback systems.

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  • Similarly, creators seek formats with immersive audio mixing options that would easily work with the current streaming and playback systems.
  • To solve this challenge, the Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) today announced the release of the Immersive Audio Model and Formats (IAMF) container specification , the organization's first-ever audio container specification to be offered under AOMedia’s royalty-free license.
  • AOMedia developed IAMF specifically for the internet audio era, paving the way for companies to make immersive audio part of the devices, products, and services that consumers love.
  • Whether it is 3.1.2 channel audio combined with stereo audio or third-order ambisonics paired with non-diegetic stereo audio, IAMF makes it possible.

BLUEDOT Joins the Alliance for Open Media

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Thursday, July 13, 2023

The Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) today announced that BLUEDOT.io , a leading startup specializing in semiconductor design and deep learning, has joined as a member.

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  • The Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) today announced that BLUEDOT.io , a leading startup specializing in semiconductor design and deep learning, has joined as a member.
  • To advance open standards for media compression and delivery over the web, BLUEDOT will collaborate with AOMedia members, the leading internet and media technology companies , including Amazon, Apple, Cisco, Google, Huawei, Intel, Meta, Microsoft, Mozilla, Netflix, NVIDIA, Samsung Electronics and Tencent.
  • "We’re very pleased to welcome BLUEDOT to the Alliance for Open Media.
  • We share a joint commitment to developing and deploying new media technologies such as AV1 to improve the streaming media experience," said AOMedia Chair Matt Frost.

Zoom Joins the Alliance for Open Media

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Wednesday, June 21, 2023

The Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) today announced that Zoom Video Communications, Inc. , an all-in-one intelligent collaboration platform, has joined the Alliance as a Promoter Member.

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  • The Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) today announced that Zoom Video Communications, Inc. , an all-in-one intelligent collaboration platform, has joined the Alliance as a Promoter Member.
  • As a member of AOMedia, Zoom will collaborate with other leading internet and media technology companies , to advance open standards for media compression and delivery over the web.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230621353697/en/
    The Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) today announced that Zoom Video Communications, Inc., an all-in-one intelligent collaboration platform, has joined the Alliance as a Promoter Member.
  • "We’re excited to welcome Zoom to AOMedia, reflecting our joint commitment to leverage AV1 to improve streaming media in new and cutting-edge ways," said Matt Frost, AOMedia Chair.

AOMedia Research Workshop to Highlight Newest Media Codec Innovations at QoMEX 2023

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Thursday, June 8, 2023

The Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) announced today that it will host the AOMedia Research Workshop Europe 2023 in conjunction with QoMEX 2023 , in Ghent, Belgium.

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  • The Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) announced today that it will host the AOMedia Research Workshop Europe 2023 in conjunction with QoMEX 2023 , in Ghent, Belgium.
  • To access the AOMedia Research Workshop Europe 2023 full workshop agenda and presentation abstracts, visit bit.ly/AOMWorkshop .
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230608005142/en/
    AOMedia announced today that it will host the AOMedia Research Workshop Europe 2023 in conjunction with QoMEX 2023, in Ghent, Belgium on Monday, June 19, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. (Graphic: Business Wire)
    To register for the AOMedia Research Workshop Europe 2023, visit bit.ly/45u2jBi
    Attendees can dive deep into captivating presentations about cutting-edge topics including groundbreaking video compression research, software decoder analysis, film grain synthesis, and much more.
  • For more information about the AOMedia Research Workshop Europe 2023, please visit bit.ly/AOMWorkshop .

Alliance for Open Media’s Volumetric Visual Media Working Group Opens Call for Proposals on Static Polygonal Mesh Coding Technology

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Thursday, June 1, 2023

The Alliance for Open Media ( AOMedia ) today announced that its Volumetric Visual Media (VVM) Working Group has opened a call for proposals on static polygonal mesh coding technology.

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  • The Alliance for Open Media ( AOMedia ) today announced that its Volumetric Visual Media (VVM) Working Group has opened a call for proposals on static polygonal mesh coding technology.
  • “AOMedia is excited to invite our members and the broader community to participate in the development of new tools for the compression of volumetric visual media.
  • Volumetric visual media powers existing experiences such as mapping, gaming, and design and will help revolutionize the growing VR/AR space,” said AOMedia Chair Matt Frost.
  • Evaluation results will be anonymized before being shared within AOMedia’s Volumetric Visual Media Working Group.

Alliance for Open Media Welcomes the European Commission’s Decision to End Its Preliminary Investigation of the AOM Royalty-Free Licensing Policy

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Tuesday, May 23, 2023

The Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) welcomes the news that the European Commission has today closed its preliminary review of AOMedia’s royalty-free licensing policy without further action.

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  • The Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) welcomes the news that the European Commission has today closed its preliminary review of AOMedia’s royalty-free licensing policy without further action.
  • AOMedia is a leading developer of open, royalty-free media technologies and develops standards spanning video, audio, still images, and immersive technologies.
  • Royalty-free licensing forms a foundational element for technological standards and the open internet, fostering innovation, choice and competition in the interests of businesses and consumers in the European Union and worldwide.
  • As an emerging global standard for video, AV1 is making video content more accessible and affordable, across all platforms.

AOMedia Members Intel, Meta, Netflix and NETINT to Highlight the Latest on AV1 Commercial Readiness at NAB 2023

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Wednesday, April 5, 2023

The Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) today announced that it will lead the panel discussion, AOM Members Detail the Latest on AV1 Commercial Readiness , at the NAB Streaming Summit , held at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

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  • The Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) today announced that it will lead the panel discussion, AOM Members Detail the Latest on AV1 Commercial Readiness , at the NAB Streaming Summit , held at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
  • The session will take place on Monday, April 17 from 2:45 to 3:45 p.m. in the West Hall Meeting Rooms.
  • For more information and to register for the panel, visit https://bit.ly/AOMNAB2023 .
  • This panel will focus on how AV1 offers a generational improvement in coding efficiency over alternatives across the entire media ecosystem of hardware, software, devices, browsers and services.

DriveU.auto connectivity platform accelerates AV1 video encoding with NVIDIA Jetson Orin--an industry first--and is implemented in Coco delivery robots

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023

RAANANA, Israel, March 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- DriveU.auto, developer of a software-based connectivity platform for teleoperation of robots and autonomous vehicles, announced an industry first with support for the cutting-edge AOMedia Video 1 (AV1) video codec by its Teleoperation Connectivity Platform.

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  • DriveU, creator of the award-winning Teleoperation Connectivity Platform, announces support of AV1 video encoding, which offers 30% higher compression efficiency.
  • RAANANA, Israel, March 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- DriveU.auto , developer of a software-based connectivity platform for teleoperation of robots and autonomous vehicles, announced an industry first with support for the cutting-edge AOMedia Video 1 (AV1) video codec by its Teleoperation Connectivity Platform.
  • With the improved compression efficiency enabled by AV1 video encoding running on the NVIDIA® Jetson Orin™ system-on-module, DriveU's platform offers high visual quality, smoother video experiences, low data consumption and low latency—ideal for teleoperation.
  • The latest version of the Connectivity Platform supporting AV1 has already been adopted by innovative, LA-based delivery robot operator Coco Delivery and deployed in their fleet of delivery robots.