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Decoding Netflix's AV1 Streams

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Re: Decoding Netflix's AV1 Streams

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Post by isatty »

CharlesW wrote: post #15
alfalfasprout wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What benefit would a new appleTV have other than reduced bandwidth usage?

The credible rumors beyond AV1 decode include: Wi-Fi 7 via Apple's home-grown N1 chip, a CPU fast enough to support the next-gen Siri release on-device, a RAM bump, improved pass-through for high-end audio formats, potentially a camera (the new square selfie sensor would be perfect for this) for easier group/family FaceTiming, and more aggressive pricing.

The appletv is such a good device that I’m paying it whatever the price may be.

TVs have horrible UIs and are generally ad ridden garbage. Not using anything android based because of the same reason and slow.

Re: Decoding Netflix's AV1 Streams

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Post by hnuser123456 »

janice1999 wrote: post #7
jpalawaga wrote: post #4

I feel like this was copy edited by ChatGPT and it really grates me. I couldn’t help but lose focus after I started seeing telltale signs of AI. While the topic matter is interesting, I feel like obviously synthetic content falls into the “that which was not worth writing, is not worth reading either” trap. If the authors tone is extremely ChatGPT-esque, I apologize in advance.

It's the emoji bullet points and headers that makes me instantly close a page.

"It's not just X, it's Y!"

Re: Decoding Netflix's AV1 Streams

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Post by throwawaymaroon »

jpalawaga wrote: post #4

I feel like this was copy edited by ChatGPT and it really grates me. I couldn’t help but lose focus after I started seeing telltale signs of AI. While the topic matter is interesting, I feel like obviously synthetic content falls into the “that which was not worth writing, is not worth reading either” trap. If the authors tone is extremely ChatGPT-esque, I apologize in advance.

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Re: Decoding Netflix's AV1 Streams

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Post by vanviegen »

delta_p_delta_x wrote: post #32
alwa wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Intolerably ChatGPT-esque. Which is a shame, it seems like a nifty little DIY experiment. I think what stands out to me is this cartoonishly punchy, faux-dramatic framing. That, and specialist terms that seem to be thrown in there in an empty way, just to signal subject-matter expertise that’s not even expected of a DIYer’s experiment report: > It’s a multi-decade, billion-dollar street fight over bytes and pixels, w…

LLMs tend to produce ridiculous similes, idioms, euphemisms, and analogues that fall apart upon the slightest scrutiny, as though they are genuine English constructions. I despise it. No one in reality writes like that. Who the hell thinks 'bytes and pixels' are a battleground? if you want to talk about licensing problems, just say they are licensing problems , don't accept shitty similes from LLMs that humanise deci…

Well, journalists often write like that. I presume that's where the LLMs learned. I always find that style annoying, but especially so in a technical post like this.

Re: Decoding Netflix's AV1 Streams

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Post by [deleted] »

jajuuka wrote: post #23
galaxy_gas wrote: post #14

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I would 100000% rather read the author's own writing even if English is their 10th language Rather than this inflated slop that look like I am trying to reach word count in a paper and one sentence becomes 15 useless ones Edit: This is not so much commentary on AI than it is the core of your post is a few tables. Just post the tables and one or two sentence of conclusion and that is all ! It is so tedious to read thr…

I definitely appreciate the concise nature of the article. Doesn't waste my time at all. Whether that's due to the authors writing ability or some summery tool, I could care less.

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Re: Decoding Netflix's AV1 Streams

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Post by __float »

hnuser123456 wrote: post #42
janice1999 wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's the emoji bullet points and headers that makes me instantly close a page.

"It's not just X, it's Y!"

Heh, didn't have to go far in this article to find this exact construction:

> The data shows it’s not just an incremental improvement; it’s a demolition.

Complete with extra bold to emphasize the second half, sigh.

Re: Decoding Netflix's AV1 Streams

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Post by wonnage »

vanviegen wrote: post #45
delta_p_delta_x wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

LLMs tend to produce ridiculous similes, idioms, euphemisms, and analogues that fall apart upon the slightest scrutiny, as though they are genuine English constructions. I despise it. No one in reality writes like that. Who the hell thinks 'bytes and pixels' are a battleground? if you want to talk about licensing problems, just say they are licensing problems , don't accept shitty similes from LLMs that humanise deci…

Well, journalists often write like that. I presume that's where the LLMs learned. I always find that style annoying, but especially so in a technical post like this.

Probably the only overlap between AI slop and actual journalistic writing is the obsession with em-dashes

Re: Decoding Netflix's AV1 Streams

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Post by MrRadar »

ElijahLynn wrote: post #36

Very good read, love some of the humor in this article. It helped me get through to the end!! Also, If anyone was wondering where AV1 stands in comparison to VP8 and VP9... I just looked it up after a few years of not paying attention and I guess Google donated VP8 and VP9 to the alliance for open media foundation (AOMedia) in 2015 and they created AV1 and released it in 2018.

Yeah, AV1 is primarily based on what Google was working on for their own successor to VP9, what would have been VP10, with technology contributions from Mozilla/Xiph's Daala and Cisco's Thor codecs.
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