TVV EP 02 - Thomas Daede Pt 1 - AV1 has its roots in RC planes???

09/02/22 • 25 min

If you've been around the video codec world at all, then Thomas Daede is a familiar name. From his early days in trying to find a way to stream digital video for FPV RC planes to his cutting-edge work at Vimeo, Thomas is a legend.
We dive into how he got started, shedding light on the early days of VP9, HEVC, and the AV1 standard developments in this 2 part series. Thomas contributed significantly to the open source AV1 codec and continues to as he shares where the codec is headed.
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TVV EP 01 - Debargha Mukherjee of Google - The history of AV1 + 3 tools you may not know about

In this special interview with Debargha Mukherjee, Principal Engineer at Google, you will gain critical insights into the development of AV1, including three tools that give AV1 a unique advantage in the market. You’ll want to listen to the end where Debargha shares secrets for how to get the most from a new codec standard so that you can be assured that your codec evaluations are as accurate as possible.
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TVV EP 03 - Thomas Daede Pt 2 - AV1 deployment and testing - Is using VMAF still a good idea?

In part 2 of our sitdown with Vimeo's principal codec engineer Thomas Daede, he shares how AV1 is making 10-bit HDR the new standard for all online video. He also shares his views on the best way to evaluate the quality of an encoder, including the ever-debated VMAF scoring method. Is it the best approach, or are there other scoring systems that should be included?
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The VideoVerse - TVV EP 02 - Thomas Daede Pt 1 - AV1 has its roots in RC planes???

Transcript

Nathan: All right, everyone. Welcome to the VideoVerse. I am here with my esteemed co-host Zoe Liu. And our guest today, if you’ve been in the world of I’m gonna say video codec as the broad term, I’m guessing you’ve heard of him before. Thomas, why don’t you tell us really quick who you are, what it is you do kind of on a big picture?

Thomas: Hey, I’m Thomas Daede. I work at Vimeo on a video transcoding team there. I previo