alternative codecs?

[Doom9]

well.. I think the issue was brought up before but then nobody seemed interested in continuing that particular thread so here we go again: is there any interest for a forum for alternative codecs? mainly vp3, xvid but also wmv

[BlackSun]

Of course there are an interest with others codec.

XviD is pretty good and in development, Vp3 is better than DivX 4 with a bitrate <500Kbits, I never tried wmv, but I think it's time to purpose and give support to the alternatives of the DivX codec.

People want alternative ! :o

[-h]

Although there isn't much of a 'newbie glut' over at the xvid forums, setting up a forum over here sounds like a good way to head it off.

Might spur my slow ass to code a bit faster too :)

-h

[Doom9]

anybody willing to moderate that new forum?

[-h]

What's it involve? Am I entering a world of pain? ;)

-h

[Mercenary]

Hi Doom,

I've been hanging around the forums alot and have read most of your articles and at divx-digest. What's invlolved?

[Doom9]

What's it involve? Am I entering a world of pain?
hell yeah ;) no, seriously.. you validate attachments and you uphold the forum rules, that's it.

[-h]

OK, I just read the forum rules for the first time (oops).

Where can I sign?

-h

[Doom9]

sign what?

[BlackSun]

I would be happy to help -h to moderate the new forum ;)
(I know I am a super modo but this is the type of forum I like to read)

[UHT]

I would be glad to help moderate if you are still looking

[Doom9]

@uht: thanks for the offer. I saw that you already offered to help out thewef with the gknot q&a.. so I suggest you focus on that first.. it will already take you some time to handle it and we already have 2 moderators now but thanks for the offer

[LigH]

About XdiV - does anyone know more about this codec? I think I'm starting to understand how it works, using GKnot as stats file calculator between the two steps works fine for me, for a codec under development it's already quite impressive. I'd like to know more details e.g. about the purpose of luma masking, and the advantage of H263 vs. MPEG mode - maybe I shall look deeper into their website, maybe their forum?!

[UHT]

I guess im just a glutton for punishment :)

[trbarry]

I'd really like to see a XviD forum here, though I can't offer to moderate.

- Tom

[Doom9]

tom.. there already is one ;) not only for xvid but for alternative codecs in general.. and that can still be split if it gets too big..

[LigH]

I wouldn't even be surprised if the ideas of XviD may come back into DivX - better fight with instead against each other?!

(@DivX: Hope to see AMD optimisations soon...)