Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] codec for video embedded in presentation

2013-01-02 Thread Stroller
On 1 January 2013, at 15:22, Francisco Ares wrote: > ... > I've heard (or read) that before, to me it seems quite strange that one of > the main products from MS to be so outdated in this area. AVI has been around a long time. It is inevitably prone to "bitrot", then. AIUI the AVI specificatio

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] codec for video embedded in presentation

2013-01-01 Thread Francisco Ares
2012/12/31 Stroller > > On 30 December 2012, at 11:39, Nuno J. Silva wrote: > > ... > > The AVI container has been used by windows for a long time, so I'd say > > chances are that it will work on more systems, but I can't say for sure. > > But h264 in an AVI is invalid. > > AVI is dated and just

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] codec for video embedded in presentation

2012-12-31 Thread Stroller
On 30 December 2012, at 11:39, Nuno J. Silva wrote: > ... > The AVI container has been used by windows for a long time, so I'd say > chances are that it will work on more systems, but I can't say for sure. But h264 in an AVI is invalid. AVI is dated and just plain nasty. You should use somethin

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] codec for video embedded in presentation

2012-12-29 Thread Michael Mol
On Dec 29, 2012 9:08 PM, "Francisco Ares" wrote: > > Hello All, > > I know this is WAY off- topic, but I have seen topics in many different areas, probably some gentooers will be glad to share experiences. > > I am trying to create some videos for a M$ Office presentation. Some are from "recordmyd