AV1 Update Reduces CPU Encoding Times by Up to 34%

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>for one, it is entirely open-source, allowing anyone to use it for free

It's not free to use because its opensource, its free to use because its royalty free.

Are there open source projects where you need to pay royalties to use them?

How does AV1 compare to H265, especially compression ratio improvements over H264?

"It provides up to 50% higher compression ratios than H.264."