Modern video compression can shrink high-definition movies using neural predictions

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Modern video compression can shrink high-definition movies using neural predictions

Advanced video codecs are now using neural network predictions to shrink massive 4K movie files into tiny data streams without losing the crisp visual quality viewers expect.

Modern video compression technologies like the AV1 codec can reduce high-definition 4K streams to a mere 4Mbps, which is 30% more efficient than previous standards. This is achieved through neural block prediction, a process that uses artificial intelligence to guess what the next frame will look like.

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