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What is VP9?
VP9 is an open and royalty-free video coding format developed by Google. It is primarily used for encoding and decoding video content, especially for streaming over the internet. VP9 aims to provide high-quality video at lower bitrates compared to its predecessors and competing codecs, making it suitable for platforms like YouTube and other online video services. It is designed to be efficient and can be implemented in software or hardware.
What other technologies are related to VP9?
VP9 Competitor Technologies
AV1
AV1 is an open and royalty-free video coding format like VP9 and competes directly with it as an alternative video codec.
VP8
VP8 is an older video coding format from Google that was the predecessor to VP9, serving the same purpose but with lower efficiency. Hence, it is a historical competitor.
HEVC
HEVC (H.265) is a video coding format that competes with VP9, offering similar compression efficiency, but has different licensing terms.
H.264
H.264 (AVC) is an older video coding format that competes with VP9, though VP9 generally offers better compression efficiency at similar quality levels.
VVC
VVC (H.266) is a newer video coding format and a direct competitor to VP9, aiming for even higher compression efficiency.
H.265
H.265 (HEVC) is a video coding format that competes with VP9, offering similar compression efficiency, but has different licensing terms.
H265
H265 (HEVC) is a video coding format that competes with VP9, offering similar compression efficiency, but has different licensing terms.
AVC
AVC (H.264) is an older video coding format that competes with VP9, though VP9 generally offers better compression efficiency at similar quality levels.
VP9 Complementary Technologies
FFmpeg
FFmpeg is a multimedia framework that can be used to encode and decode VP9 video. It is a tool for working with VP9.
GStreamer
GStreamer is a multimedia framework that can be used to encode, decode, and stream VP9 video. It is a tool for working with VP9.
AAC
AAC is a common audio codec often paired with VP9 in multimedia containers. It's complementary as it provides the audio stream to go alongside the VP9 video.
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Which job functions commonly mention VP9?
Audio Visual Designer
0.1% of all Audio Visual Designer jobs mention VP9
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Embedded Engineer
38 Embedded Engineer jobs mention VP9
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Firmware Engineer
13 Firmware Engineer jobs mention VP9
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Software Engineer
290 Software Engineer jobs mention VP9
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Engineer
520 Engineer jobs mention VP9
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