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Re:AV1 beats x264 and libvpx-vp9 in practical use case by ec109685 on Friday April 13, 2018 @12:01AM (#16827049)
Why only 4x? Video can be subdivided into more pieces.
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Re:AV1 beats x264 and libvpx-vp9 in practical use case by bwbw223 on Saturday April 14, 2018 @12:11AM (#16835815)
Because most devices are quad-core. After a certain point context-switches create a diminishing return.
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Re:AV1 beats x264 and libvpx-vp9 in practical use case by ec109685 on Saturday April 14, 2018 @10:56AM (#16837561)
Distribute across multiple machines.
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