Thread: DGAVCDec 1.0.9
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Old 23rd February 2007, 03:47   #3  |  Link
akupenguin
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Because they don't seek very often, so a fraction of a % bitrate is worth adding a few cpu-seconds to the seek cost.
Because movies have some 500-frame scenes, and it looks bad to put an I-frame in the middle of a scene (if the encode isn't already transparent quality).
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