AV1 Is Now Live on SexLikeReal!
@doublevr great that you guys keep h265 as well, as my $3500 AVP can't decode AV1, damn Apple.
What does this mean, videos will look higher quality? Normal headset streaming or PCVR?
What about file sizes?
Very excited to try this! I primarily use SLR with downloads on PC for my Pimax 8kx with Nvidia 3080, so I will wait for the AV1 download files so I can really A-B compare.
VRXVR Not necessarily both higher quality and smaller size. It may be more like one or the other because of the trade-off involved and the decisions made. Anyone hoping that it will result in a significant quality increase is going to be disappointed either way I think.
Hairsational Damn, I hope not!!!
Although I'm biased to the Original files to be as high quality as possible. I also seriously hope the Stream (Re-encode) files be a higher in quality too compared to H.265. Because that will be a great balance for most if not all the users with Quest 3+ headsets or Nvidia 30+ series GPUS and AMD equivalents on the PC side.
So, yeah. I really hope not my friend.
SLR, Please make the BEST outcome quality for both Original and Stream files! Seriously guys, don't screw this!!!
Respectfully.
What is AV1 and how does it benefit users? I do not know what this is.
ttv34 AV1 is a new Video Codec.
A video codec is what used to compress/ decompress digital videos which usually very large in size when they are in their RAW/ Original format from the Cameras or CGI Projects.
It will benefit users by providing a higher quality video than older/ previous Codecs if it's done in the same bitrate, or providing a similar video quality if it's done in lower bitrate compared to these older/ previous Codecs which results in a smaller video size.
In general, if it's done right, the videos will be higher in quality and smaller in size compared to older video codecs.
Best Regards.
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doublevr This sounds 
. When on SLR via DeoVR Quest3 AI PT streaming, is it all video resolutions that are AV1? Or just the highest one?
renstimpy11 You can choose in the DeoVR quick settings whether streams are h265 or AV1. Either option has a variety of resolutions which are not necessarily identical. There are currently some scenes that are tagged AV1 but only have h265 streams.
SchnuppiLilac how do I know I'm watching the av1 video?
Vrsumo2017 The only indicator there is when playing a video is in the DeoVR quick settings (first item with the lightning symbol in the right hand menu).
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If your headset supports AV1 you'll get it by default. The same for your desktop browser.
Hairsational people fall for the hype just like they did for 265 back in the day until they realized they had to upgrade their hardware most of the time to even get smooth playback haha Sure a 30 series card is not cutting edge but a ton of people are still well below that on their PC builds. I will wait to see how the original quality AV1 files play back on my PC before I make my decision to stop paying for this site. If it works I might stick around but I am not expecting a bump in any quality at all.
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metichemsi It reall depends on what SLR is going to do. If they use it to just make smaller vids, the quality will stay the same. If they keep file size the same, the quality will go up, easy as that. But you'll need a capable headset anyway to notice the difference.
Too bad that THE highest quality headset out there, the AVP, doesn't support AV1 ...
harigeharry technically speaking sure, but even with a quest 3 I could tell a substantial difference in quality from using their DeoVR app vs something like heresphere. Granted they have made some improvements to the deovr app and its gotten better but to say that you need the top of the line headset to notice a discernable difference in quality is not so black and white. I'm sure if there is anything worth noticing it will be visible on even a quest 3 headset. If not, then its a negligible amount that it can be surmised that this was done purely to save server hosting space and costs and to further push streaming. Curious if they will get rid of the download limits or increase them once everything is switched to AV1 if everything is going to be that much smaller? My guess is no hahaha because they dont really care about downloads and are trying to do anything they can to get more people to stream. If you really think they are not amassing a large amount of user data that is either already being brokered or will be once the money well starts to run out you are out of your damn mind haha Dont forget there is no meaningful user data unless most people are streaming, it's all laying out the groundwork for when eye tracking is common on most headsets, that is where all the real valuable data will start to be farmed, right now we are simply mice in trial runs lol