Articles from Alliance for Open Media

The Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) today announced that Qencode, a leading provider of video encoding, streaming and storage solutions, has joined the organization at the Promoter level. Qencode brings extensive video technology knowledge and hands-on experience to the Video Codec Working Group, the organization responsible for AV1 and AV2 advancements.

The Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) today announced that the University of York, a leading British research university, has joined at the Promoter level. The University’s participation in the Alliance marks a commitment to partnering with AOMedia’s industry-leading members to shape open standards that will define the future of digital media innovation.

The Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) today announced that Two Orioles, a leader in video compression products, has joined at the Promoter level. As a member of the Alliance, Two Orioles will collaborate with AOMedia members, the world’s leading internet and media technology companies, to advance open standards for the next generation of media experiences.

The Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia), a collaboration of innovators working together to define and deploy open standards that power the next generation of media experiences, today announced it has received a Technology and Engineering Emmy® Award from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) for its AV1 video codec standard.

The Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia), a global collaboration of innovators working together to define and deploy open standards that power the next generation of media experiences, today announced the upcoming launch of the next evolution in open video coding: AV2. Set for a year-end release, AV2 is not only an upgrade to the widely adopted AV1 but also a foundational piece of AOMedia’s future tech stack.

The Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) today announced that Pozalabs, an AI-powered music technology company, has joined the Alliance. As a member of AOMedia, Pozalabs will collaborate with the Alliance’s community of internet and media technology member companies to drive open standards for cutting-edge video, audio, and multimedia advancements worldwide.

The Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) today announced that Spatial9, an AI-powered immersive audio platform delivering world-class, industry-defining immersive mix production, has joined the Alliance. As a member of AOMedia, Spatial9 will collaborate with the Alliance’s community of internet and media technology member companies to drive open standards for cutting-edge video, audio, and multimedia advancements worldwide.

The Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) today announced that Ant Group, global technology provider, has joined the Alliance. As a member of AOMedia, Ant Group will collaborate with the Alliance’s community of internet and media technology member companies to advance open standards for cutting-edge video, audio, and multimedia advancements worldwide.

The Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) today announced that THX, Ltd., a world-class high-fidelity audio and video tuning, certification, and technology company and producer of the iconic THX Deep Note Trailers, has joined the Alliance. As a member of AOMedia, THX will collaborate with the Alliance’s community of internet and media technology member companies to drive open standards for cutting-edge video, audio, and multimedia advancements worldwide.

The Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) today announced that Trinity College Dublin, one of the world's leading research institutions, has joined the Alliance. As a member of AOMedia, Trinity College Dublin will collaborate with the Alliance’s community of internet and media technology member companies to drive open standards for cutting-edge video, audio, and multimedia advancements worldwide.

The Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) today announced that VLITT, provider of energy-efficient video processing and compression solutions, has joined the Alliance. As a member of AOMedia, VLITT will collaborate with the Alliance’s community of internet and media technology member companies to drive open standards for cutting-edge video, audio, and multimedia advancements worldwide.

Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) today announced that Bloomberg has joined the Alliance. As a member of AOMedia, Bloomberg will collaborate with other leading internet and media technology member companies to advance open standards for media compression and delivery over the web.

Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) today announced that Northeastern University’s Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things (WIoT) has joined the Alliance as a Promoter member. AOMedia is a non-profit organization formed by the world's best-known leaders in media technologies to define and develop open, royalty-free media technologies and standards spanning video, audio, still images, and immersive technologies.

Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) today announced that HDR Nova, a leader specializing in video, machine learning, and compilers, has joined the Alliance as a Promoter member. AOMedia is a non-profit organization formed by the world's best-known leaders in media technologies to define and develop open, royalty-free media technologies and standards spanning video, audio, still images, and immersive technologies.

Advancements in immersive spatial audio are influencing the audio expectations of consumers. However, to enable wide-scale ecosystem deployments, OTT services and hardware device vendors will benefit from license-free spatial audio technologies. Similarly, creators seek formats with immersive audio mixing options that would easily work with the current streaming and playback systems. To solve this challenge, the Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) today announced the release of the Immersive Audio Model and Formats (IAMF) container specification, the organization's first-ever audio container specification to be offered under AOMedia’s royalty-free license. IAMF is designed to enable creatives to revolutionize immersive audio experiences across a myriad of applications, from streaming and gaming to augmented reality and virtual reality, as well as traditional broadcasting.

The Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) is proud to announce the launch of its Adoption Showcase, featuring user stories from six AV1 adopters. This showcase highlights the benefits achieved by ATEME, Bitmovin, Google, VideoLAN, Vimeo, and Visionular through the adoption of the AV1 codec. Additionally, more adopter stories will be added to the showcase in the coming months, providing further insights into the benefits and applications of AV1.

The Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) today announced that BLUEDOT.io, a leading startup specializing in semiconductor design and deep learning, has joined as a member. To advance open standards for media compression and delivery over the web, BLUEDOT will collaborate with AOMedia members, the leading internet and media technology companies, including Amazon, Apple, Cisco, Google, Huawei, Intel, Meta, Microsoft, Mozilla, Netflix, NVIDIA, Samsung Electronics and Tencent.

The Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) today announced that Zoom Video Communications, Inc., an all-in-one intelligent collaboration platform, has joined the Alliance as a Promoter Member. As a member of AOMedia, Zoom will collaborate with other leading internet and media technology companies, to advance open standards for media compression and delivery over the web.

The Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) today announced that its Volumetric Visual Media (VVM) Working Group has opened a call for proposals on static polygonal mesh coding technology. Submissions will help the Working Group identify potential technologies needed to create compression tools that aim to optimize the performance and delivery of high-quality 3D graphics, such as those used in gaming, filmmaking, animation, AR, VR, architecture, manufacturing, and cultural heritage applications. Open to AOMedia members, the call for proposal guidelines can be downloaded here.

The Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) today announced that it will lead the panel discussion, AOM Members Detail the Latest on AV1 Commercial Readiness, at the NAB Streaming Summit, held at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The session will take place on Monday, April 17 from 2:45 to 3:45 p.m. in the West Hall Meeting Rooms. For more information and to register for the panel, visit https://bit.ly/AOMNAB2023.

The Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) today announced that Bitmovin, a leading provider of video streaming infrastructure, has joined the organization at the Promoter-level. Bitmovin will collaborate with Alliance members to promote the development of open web media experiences and accelerate the delivery of royalty-free, open web media standards.

The Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) today announced that it will hold a networking reception during the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show, which is held from April 23 to 27, 2022, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The AOMedia reception will take place on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Pacific at Intel’s Rainbow Room at the Renaissance Hotel.

The Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia), a non-profit focusing on providing next-generation, open-source digital media technology to everyone, today announced that Snap Inc. has joined the organization at the Promoter level. Snap Inc., a camera company, empowers people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world and have fun together. Snap Inc.’s technologies and services, such as Snapchat and Spectacles, use video and augmented reality to enhance how their community experiences the world.

The Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) today announced that iSIZE, a company with a codec-independent AI technology that reduces bandwidth use and improves the video experience, has joined the organization at the Promoter level. As a member of the Alliance, iSIZE will collaborate with AOMedia members, the leading internet and media technology companies, to advance open standards for media compression and delivery over the web while promoting hardware video encoding adoption.