Shows an amazing difference in bandwidth and file size.

As the I/O event continues, Google has just compared its VP9 video compression standard to H.264 and as you can see in the slide above, VP9 offered a decrease in size of 63% when compared to H.264, at least in one particular video.



Not only that but Google has revealed that YouTube will be supporting VP9 later this year, so you can enjoy faster video load times and access content faster. We’ll be sure to tell you more about the technology as the search giant reveals the details.