Rav1e, an AV1 encoder written in Rust and assembly
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2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
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HN comment orderFor others like me who are curious and haven't heard of AV1, some main features: * Open & Royalty Free (no licensing required to use) * Backed by Mozilla, Google, Microsoft, Cisco, etc. [1] * Approximately 50% higher compression than x264 [1] and 30% higher than H.265 (HEVC) [2] * Supported in current versions of Chrome, Firefox, Opera, and Edge [3] * Slower encoders than HEVC, so not typically used for live streaming [2] [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AV1 [2]…
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- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 411
- Total comments
- 196
100+ points or 50+ comments
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reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-02-24 | rav1e: An experimental AV1 video encoder in Rust | clouddrover | 3 | 0 |
| 2018-07-16 | Rav1e: An experimental AV1 video encoder, designed to be fast and safeFirst breakout | adamnemecek | 200 | 73 |
| 2020-02-17 | Rav1e: The fastest and safest AV1 encoder, written in rust | zdw | 4 | 0 |
| 2020-06-13 | Rav1e, an AV1 encoder written in Rust and assemblyBest thread · Latest 20+ point return | mindfreeze | 203 | 123 |
| 2025-06-16 | Rav1e: The fastest and safest AV1 encoder | nateb2022 | 1 | 0 |