On Fri, 10 Apr 2015 17:11:47 -0700, drek <none@none.invalid> wrote:
>On Thu, 09 Apr 2015 20:41:00 +0100, |--Spike=-
>wrote:<j0ldiadeiqa9n32niu6ukgv4pk43mnp3pv@4ax.com>
>
>>On Thu, 09 Apr 2015 12:23:32 -0700, PeggLeg <reply@here.net> wrote:
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>>>> >> > > didn't mention what codec was used. Do you know? XviD? DivX?
>>>> >> > > I'm hoping it's not X264 or mkv or whatnot
>>
>>>> >> > > PeggLeg
>>>> >> >
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>>And there is my downfall PeggLeg... I don't have a clue about the
>>difference If any) with XviD compared to DivX or X264 and MKV, MP4
>>compared with each other.
>
>Here's a start.
>MKV=Matroska - a container
>Video formats supported - Virtually anything*
>Audio formats supported - Virtually anything*
>
>ex. - MKV holds H.264 without being H.264.
>
>H.264 is a codec like Xvid, Cinepak, DivX, etc.. They turn out
>low-fat, no-fat compression creating what's in the container.
>(technically X264 isn't a codec AIUI)
>
>The devil is in the details and enough for serious nose bleeds. As
>always specific answers require specific questions
>
>GOM and VLC both ID the codecs in use but VLC is more generic
>and only gives the fourcc number. (avc1 = H.264/MPEG-4 AVC)
>I'll never remember them all and look them up on a list.
>http://www.fourcc.org/codecs.php
>
>If a guy just wanted to dig out the codec name for an nfo there are
>programs that make that easy. Here's a couple and some more nfo.
>http://www.fourcc.org/identifier/
>
>I used GSpot for yrs unfortunately dev stopped in 2007 so it doesn't
>read MKV but it's still good for older files.
>
>>Its not something that I consider when uploading/downloading.
>>It's also something that I have never bothered to learn about, maybe I
>>Should :)
>>
>It's a little like how you eat a whole cow...
>One hamburger at a time. =)
>
>You're doing the hard part. Without the videos none of this would be
>worth talking about. Thanks.
>
>
>Bon appetite
>http://www.afterdawn.com/ <---my choice. try the BBQ ribs mmm
>http://www.doom9.org/
>http://www.videohelp.com/
>* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_container_format
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_video_codecs
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Thanks for the pointers, I will save this as a text file for future
reference.
I remember using G-Spot years back, I think it was from the days when
it was common to download a video and then get the usual
message......' Codec Not Installed' Soooooo I had to find out what the
hell the codec was (using G-Spot) and then go off into internet land
to download the right codec BEFORE I could actually watch the video
that I just downloaded !
It sort of got to be a regular and annoying thing... downloading
'codec packs' from here, there and everywhere.
I'm greatful that Windows Media Player Classic and VLC have now kicked
THAT into history.
And Thanks for the feedback on the uploads, we don't get money or fame
for uploading but it's nice to get an occasional Thank You... just so
that we know that someone somewhere is downloading it and it's still
worth doing :)
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