sometimes poeople talk shit in this group, some others who try to help you get ignored
Paul On 23 Feb 2007, at 18:02, Rupert wrote: > Jon, > > Thanks for that. > > I tell you one thing you could do which would help your cause a lot. > Provide a simple explanation on your site of why people posting > online video should use DivX. Specifically with regard to my > concerns below: > > I must be stupid, but I spent hours today - HOURS - trying to find > out what the hell DivX was, why I should use it, why I hadn't heard > of it being used by any videobloggers, who exactly *does* use it to > make it "the world's most popular video compression technology". > Could I believe any of this? Did it matter? > > And what form do DivX files come in? Some things talk about AVI, > Paul makes his in MOV. Everywhere says that DivX audio is in MP3 > form. How is this packaged with the video: in one file? And isn't > this a pain? > > And most of all, IF I USED IT, WOULD PEOPLE BE ABLE TO WATCH MY > VIDEOS WITHOUT PERFORMING COMPLICATED TECHNICAL PROCEDURES TO UPGRADE > THEIR PLAYERS? > > Honestly, this information could not be more difficult to find. The > Wikipedia entry is impenetrable geekspeak, the DivX.com site is full > of hype and no answers to any of the questions above. I googled for > a long time, and tried to find Groups and Forums. I'm exhausted and > annoyed. I still don't really know the answers to any of them. > > It comes down to this: I am happy with encoding my films in Quicktime > with the H264 codec, and theoretically in Windows Media if I can find > the time, and letting Blip make a flash player for my blog. Why > should I use DivX? Are there people out there who are big DivX fans > who are looking for DivX content and would subscribe to my feed so > that they can watch DivX films on their portable devices? > > What? Why? Who? Where? When? HELP! > > Rupert > > On 23 Feb 2007, at 16:55, JV wrote: > > I don''t want to get into a commercial here, but just trow out some > details. > > DivX is based on the h.263 standard. The ipod can decode h.263, but > requires it to comply to the Apple standards. On the other hand, DivX > is integrated into a lot of devices as a feature on products > (phillips, Sony, Toshiba...) to the tune of over 70 million devices > shipped. I'm not sure how many video enabled ipods have shipped. > > There are always elements we are working on to make the technology > better tailored for video blogging. It is a marathon, not a sprint. > That is why you see Ben and myself bopping around in forums and at > events. We want to do it right, and we that means ingesting as much > input as possible. Part of that is orchestrating web elements with a > coherent and powerful consumer electronics offering. We think part of > that CE offering should be that it is global and open. > > On the computer side, that means we comply with standards that are > published and open as well as support as much on the OS side as we > can. We just released the open source encoding app for Mac. Our > browser plugin is tested on every browser on PC and Mac. To take it a > step further, our videos are decodable by numerous third party > applications like VLC (This means the video works in the Democracy > Player). On the flip side, we work with xvid so they can include DivX > profiles in their encoder. This allows xvid to be decoded in our > decoders. > > So there are a lot of improvements to work on, but when I look back > over the past few years, I think we are laying some good tracks. > > JV > > --- In [email protected], "Robyn Tippins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > Slightly on the subject, I use Adobe Premier 1.5 and I don't see > H.264 as an > > option. I see H.262 and H.263, but no H.264. I have considered > upgrading > > to 2.0, will that give me H.264 as an option? > > > > > > > > Robyn Tippins > > > > ---- > > > > Sleepyblogger.com | Gamingandtech.com | Intel.com/software > > > > _____ > > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Behalf Of Paul Knight > > Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 10:06 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [videoblogging] DivX?? > > > > > > > > Unfortunately I have not got an ipod anymore so I really can't > answer > > the ipod quandery, maybe some people could let you know on that one. > > But having said that divx uses H264 technology so you never know. > > > > Paul > > > > On 23 Feb 2007, at 13:19, Rupert wrote: > > > > > Aha! So this is what I was after. Your MOV or MP4 files are > > > actually compressed using the DivX codec? So all the mov or wmv > > > files I watch could be DivX without me knowing, and that's why I > > > never see mention of DivX? (I love risking looking stupid in > > > public.) So I could create a DivX file that's playable in > Quicktime, > > > and another DivX file that's playable in Windows Media Player? Is > > > that right, Paul? Could I make an iPod or PSP compatible DivX > file? > > > I love the use of the word 'Jacket' > > > I've just got back from holiday - hence the flurry of posts - > and I > > > just caught up with your Comic Relief vlog, Paul. Nice one. > Today's > > > the best yet. I particularly like the big eared red nosed > quickie at > > > the end. > > > http://www.dailymot > > <http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x18zwg_comic-relief-2322007> > > ion.com/video/x18zwg_comic-relief-2322007 > > > R > > > > > > On 23 Feb 2007, at 12:48, Paul Knight wrote: > > > > > > I've bought it and love it, clarity and very small file sizes, as > > > well as the encoding is quick and you can play them on certain DVD > > > Players. > > > > > > I use a quicktime jacket when uploading to blip.tv and I have > had no > > > complaints so far. > > > > > > Try it, why not. There is also a great community over at > stage6.com > > > and you'll find a great deal of vlogging members there already. > > > > > > It works for me in so many ways, probably the best online thing I > > > bought since quicktime. > > > > > > Paul > > > > > > On 23 Feb 2007, at 10:20, Rupert wrote: > > > > > > > I feel a bit of a fool. I was talking to somebody about vlogging > > > > and they were raving to me about the quality and compression of > > > DivX. > > > > > > > > I don't know anything about DivX. I don't feel that much wiser > after > > > > reading up about it on Wikipedia, DivX.com etc > > > > > > > > I don't know any vloggers who use it, and can't remember > seeing a > > > > DivX labelled feed, the way many people list QT, WMV and iPod > feeds. > > > > Why do so few people use it, when it would appear to be very > popular > > > > among P2P video sharers? > > > > > > > > Every conversation about which formats to use, always > discusses QT, > > > > MP4, Windows Media and Flash? When people talk about using > Windows > > > > Media files, are they also assuming that DivX is under this > banner, > > > > because Windows Media Player comes preinstalled with the DivX > codec? > > > > > > > > And if so, why do people provide wmv files and feeds instead of > > > divx, > > > > if DivX is so much better? Or is it not? > > > > > > > > Yours confused > > > > > > > > Rupert > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
