CEO Sharon Carmel showcases innovative AV1 encoding — featuring GPU-accelerated performance, cost-effective processing, and efficient video enhancement with AI-powered capabilities.

The presentation took place in the AWS Theater during NAB Show 2025 in Las Vegas on April 6. At NAB Show 2025, Beamr's AV1 offering won the Product of the Year award.

Highlights from Sharon Carmel's session:

• AV1 is an advanced codec backed by tech giants, offering enhanced compression and improved quality compared to legacy codecs.

• AV1 is already supported in many devices and platforms, including smartphones, smart TVs, and major web browsers like Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge.

• Despite its advantages, AV1 adoption has been slowed down due to significant barriers, including cost and concerns about quality and performance.

• Beamr's GPU-accelerated AV1 encoding solution aims to overcome these barriers, offering a high-performance, cost-effective process with guaranteed quality.

• Beamr GPU-accelerated service allows efficient AI-driven video content enhancement during transcoding.

Learn more: https://beamr.com/av1