Codec2 is for audio compression / low bit rates http://loyc-etc.blogspot.com/2012/09/opus-codec-to-end-all-codecs.html mentions that codec2 beats opus by a factor of 3
a little more info .. but i'm not sure codec2 is useful to xpra .... http://www.rowetel.com/blog/?page_id=452 Ubuntu 16 , only patch done is for Ubuntu/Debian ... Oh ... i think we both made the same mistake avcodec2 does not = codec2 On Tue, May 31, 2016 at 7:56 PM, Antoine Martin <[email protected]> wrote: > On 01/06/16 01:38, Michael Durkin wrote: > > Im wondering how .. if its needed, im not sure , to use codec2 instead of > > opus ... > They are completely unrelated. > * dec_avcodec2 is a video decoder which uses ffmpeg, it is needed for > decoding h264, hevc, etc.. > * opus is a sound codec > > Both are optional but recommended. If you have vorbis or even mp3, opus > is probably not worth the effort if you are having problems. > h264 on the other hand, is strongly recommended as it is the most > efficient video codec. > > > I see a patch for V0.15 but not sure if it is already implements in V0.17 > > code ... or use a run switch ... > Please be specific. What distro? What patch? > > > Also i see a thread on the server (to client) for xpra sound but not one > > for client microphone to server .... is that not possible ? > I don't understand the question. > As of version 0.15, the sound runs in a separate process, not thread. > If you start the microphone forwarding, you will get an extra process. > > Cheers > Antoine > _______________________________________________ > shifter-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.devloop.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/shifter-users > _______________________________________________ shifter-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.devloop.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/shifter-users
