I have been suffering migraines on a routine basis. So if grammar and punctuation are poor just let it be. Or you can help me read and help me fix the mistakes.
Anyways. The below is my up to date guide for av1 (what I use personally in 2025). I used libaom between 2021 and 2025. In march of 2025 I switched to svt-av1. A much faster option for cpu encoding. All the while looking better and reducing file sizes more than gpu encoding.