NVIDIA Video Codec SDK 13.1: Zero-Copy Transcode, AV1 B-Frames, and Frame-Accurate Seek

<img width="768" height="432" src="https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image9-2-768x432.png" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image9-2-768x432.png 768w, https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image9-2-179x101.png 179w, https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image9-2-300x169.png 300w, https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image9-2-625x352.png 625w, https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image9-2-1536x864.png 1536w, https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image9-2-645x363.png 645w, https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image9-2-660x370.png 660w, https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image9-2-500x281.png 500w, https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image9-2-160x90.png 160w, https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image9-2-362x204.png 362w, https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image9-2-195x110.png 195w, https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image9-2-1024x576.png 1024w, https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image9-2-960x540.png 960w, https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image9-2.webp 1999w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" title="image9" />The demand for high-quality video continues to accelerate across industries, powering everything from immersive streaming experiences to remote collaboration,...<img width="768" height="432" src="https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image9-2-768x432.png" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image9-2-768x432.png 768w, https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image9-2-179x101.png 179w, https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image9-2-300x169.png 300w, https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image9-2-625x352.png 625w, https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image9-2-1536x864.png 1536w, https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image9-2-645x363.png 645w, https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image9-2-660x370.png 660w, https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image9-2-500x281.png 500w, https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image9-2-160x90.png 160w, https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image9-2-362x204.png 362w, https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image9-2-195x110.png 195w, https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image9-2-1024x576.png 1024w, https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image9-2-960x540.png 960w, https://developer-blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image9-2.webp 1999w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" title="image9" /><p>The demand for high-quality video continues to accelerate across industries, powering everything from immersive streaming experiences to remote collaboration, generative AI media tools, and large-scale content delivery. Behind these experiences is a growing need for video pipelines that are faster, more efficient, and capable of handling increasingly complex formats and workloads.</p> <p><a href="https://developer.nvidia.com/blog/nvidia-video-codec-sdk-13-1-zero-copy-transcode-av1-b-frames-and-frame-accurate-seek/" rel="nofollow" data-wpel-link="internal" target="_self">Source</a></p>