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>>Charle+(OP)
I understand that sometimes the HN titles get edited to be less descriptive and more generic in order to match the actual article title.

What’s the logic with changing the title here from the actual article title it was originally submitted with “AV1 — Now Powering 30% of Netflix Streaming” to the generic and not at all representative title it currently has “AV1: a modern open codec”? That is neither the article title nor representative of the article content.

>>notato+ik
Though in the original title AV1 could be anything if you don't know it's a codec. How about:

"AV1 open video codec now powers 30% of Netflix viewing, adds HDR10+ and film grain synthesis"

>>pants2+co
> Though in the original title AV1 could be anything if you don't know it's a codec.

I'm not trying to be elitist, but this is "Hacker News", not CNN or BBC. It should be safe to assume some level of computer literacy.

>>lII1lI+4z
Knowledge of all available codecs is certainly not the same tier as basic computer literacy. I agree it doesn't need to be dumbed down to the general user, but we also shouldn't assume everyone here know every technical abbreviation.