AV2 codec may be finalized on May 29
The AV2 codec is moving towards its final 1.0.0 release, with a recent commit suggesting a May 29, 2026, release date. The codec is expected to bring better compression than its predecessor, AV1, and support for AR and VR use cases. The final specification has not yet been published, but a draft is already available, and it may take years for hardware manufacturers to deploy and focus on AV2.
- ▪AOMedia's AV2 codec is expected to finalize on May 29, 2026.
- ▪The codec will bring better compression than AV1 and support for AR and VR use cases.
- ▪A draft AV2 Bitstream and Decoding Process Specification is already public.
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AV2 moves closer to final spec after draft releaseAOMedia’s next-generation AV2 codec appears to be moving toward its final 1.0.0 release. A recent commit in the AOMedia AVM repository updates the changelog with “2026-05-29 v1.0.0” and calls it the “First released version of AV2.”The change was spotted by users on Reddit. The post notes that AV2 is now expected to finalize on May 29, 2026, which would put the release roughly half a year behind the earlier year-end 2025 target mentioned by AOMedia.Source: GithubAV2 is the successor to AV1 and remains under the Alliance for Open Media.
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