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• AVBlocks v3.4 - What’s New - September 30, 2026

  AVBlocks 3.4 runs natively on arm64, adds HEVC / H.265 AU stream support, and introduces two new ways to use AVBlocks: AVBlocks Plus, a fluent C++ API, and AVBlocks for Python.

• AVBlocks v3.3 - What’s New - January 21, 2026

  AVBlocks 3.3 adds VP9 video and Opus audio, brings both into the WebM container, and adds support for .NET 10.

• How to configure output socket for MP3 encoding in .NET - May 11, 2024

  Here is a quick snippet for configuring the output socket of a Transcoder for MP3 encoding using C#.

• How to configure output socket for AAC / ADTS encoding in C++ - May 08, 2024

  Here is a quick snippet for configuring the output socket of a Transcoder for Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) / Audio Data Transport Stream (ADTS) encoding using C++.

• How to configure output socket for MP3 encoding in C++ - May 06, 2024

  Here is a quick snippet for configuring the output socket of a Transcoder for MP3 encoding using C++.

• AVBlocks v3 - What’s New - July 05, 2023

  Remove 32-bit application support (C++ and .NET)

• AVBlocks v2 - What’s New - April 16, 2016

  The MediaInfo object now implements the Block abstract interface.

• Controling H.264 decoding latency - December 17, 2013

  There is a new parameter in AVBlocks 1.8 called MaxDecFrameBuffering (corresponding to max_dec_frame_buffering from the AVC / H.264 standard). It controls the decoded picture buffer size of the decoder and indirectly affects the decoding latency.