The Khronos Group has released a free OpenXR Tutorial, designed to guide software developers through every step of creating an OpenXR application using Windows, Linux or Android. This web-based tutorial, produced by the OpenXR Working Group, is packed with detailed instructions, downloadable archives, and example code snippets to support developers as they set up an OpenXR development environment, connect to their preferred graphics API, and incorporate interactivity, extensions, and other advanced features.
Khronos OpenXR Working Group: Reflections and the Path Ahead
In this blog, Alfredo reflects on OpenXR development within Khronos over the last 12 months, including updates to the specification, the release of multiple extensions to support the latest XR developments, plus an evolving suite of tools that has kept OpenXR at the forefront of cross-platform XR innovation. Alfredo will also provide a glimpse of what the XR community can look forward to in 2024.
Khronos Releases AV1 Decode in Vulkan Video with SDK Support for H.264/H.265 Encode
The Vulkan Working Group at Khronos has developed a set of video format decode and encode extensions, collectively referred to as Vulkan Video. Today, with the release of Vulkan 1.3.277, the Working Group is proud to announce the new Decode AV1 video extension. Similar to the Vulkan project in its goals, AV1 is a royalty-free open standard for video compression developed by the Alliance for Open Media (AOM) delivering industry-leading performance and quality. The result of broad industry collaboration and support, the Decode AV1 extension is a major milestone that builds on the foundation of Vulkan Video to bring cross-platform portable and performant AV1 decode to engines and applications everywhere.