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AV1 not working and dropping frames on YT videos
- Feb 17, 2024
Just wanted to say this issue was FINALLY resolved, with Edge version 121. Which as of posting has been pushed to the "stable" or release channel for ~1-2 weeks now.
There are many reports of this on the web, I don't know about the frame drops but since update 117 AV1 support is completely broken in Edge
Edge can see the AV1 Video Extension installed from Microsoft store (edge://gpu/), but it doesn't have the decoding ability enabled.
So Youtube is limited to 4k/VP9 videos, no 8k, and missing AV1 options in playback preferences page
Sources:
https://www.reddit.com/r/AV1/comments/16mmm35/av1_and_edge/
https://www.reddit.com/r/MicrosoftEdge/comments/16ltfg7/av1youtube8k_problems/
https://ngabbs.com/read.php?tid=37757907&rand=845
https://www.reddit.com/r/MicrosoftEdge/comments/16wbk7h/8k_not_available_on_high_end_pc_after_upgrading/
PS: the bug is also present in every channel, even Canary 119