[MPlayer-users] VP6 support?

[Vladimir Mosgalin]

On Tue, 10 Feb 2004, D Richard Felker III wrote:

DRFI>> VP6 is definitely much better than mpeg4, at least on low bitrates.
DRFI>> Download encoder from their site, try to encode, say, 400kbps video in
DRFI>> 640x480, compare it with lavc's encoded mpeg4 and be amazed. Decoder has
DRFI>
DRFI>Pure propaganda. The only reason you think VP6 looks better is that is
DRFI>has its own builtin postprocessing to hide the blocking and ringing

So what? If its postprocessing works better than mplayer's external, it
_is_ better.

DRFI>artefacts. AFAIK it doesn't keep any more actual detail (just hides
DRFI>the ugliness) and the PSNR values On2 publishes show it performing
DRFI>much worse than lavc's mpeg4...

I believe my eyes better than psnr ;)

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Vladimir