AV1 Bitstream & Decoding Process Specification

Version 1.0.0 with Errata 1
January 18, 2019

Authors
Peter de Rivaz, Argon Design Ltd
Jack Haughton, Argon Design Ltd

Codec Working Group Chair
Adrian Grange, Google LLC

Document Design
Lou Quillio, Google LLC

This document defines the bitstream formats and decoding process for the Alliance for Open Media AV1 video codec.

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