[MacDV] HD where?

[Mark M. Florida]

I agree that open standards are best.  I was not trying to say that DivX
was better or worse than other codecs, just that the HD samples they had
looked really good, and that on its own DivX is a decent codec.  WM9 is a
good codec too, but I don't use it.  Hopefully H.264 will help end the
DivX, 3ivX, XviD madness and make Microsoft go back to figuring out how to
write decent software instead of trying to take over the media world with
their Windblows Mediocre (Windows Media) formats.  :-P

- Mark

> I know there are many who think DivX is a wonderful addition to the
> repertoire of codecs now available in the video compression arena.  But
> the fact is It's a bastard codec that only further fragments the
> compatibility landscape.  It is based on an early version of the MPEG-4
> codec, before the MPEG committee finalized the MPEG-4 standard.  Yes,
> I'm sure improvements have been made by DivX that in some ways is
> better than MPEG-4.  Had those improvements been brought to the MPEG
> committee, it possibly would have made the MPEG-4 product better.  But
> the DivX people chose to go their own way and develop a proprietary
> product rather than support an open standard that would further
> cross-platform, cross-technology compatibility.  Divx should not be
> used or endorsed or encouraged.
>
> I say this at the risk of starting a heated exchange.  This is my
> opinion -- I felt it needed to be said.  If you don't agree, it's okay
> and life will go on.
>
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> On Apr 6, 2005, at 5:01 PM, Mark M.Florida wrote:
>
> Actually, the DivX website has an HD demo for the DivX codec.  Sure,
> it's compressed, but the DivX codec is really good, and the clips look
> AWESOME!  I downloaded the Madagascar trailer -- I think I had to use
> VLC to play it, though -- still looks good.
>
> http://www.divx.com/hd/
>
> 2 cents.
>
> - Mark
>
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