From: Francisco Ares <frares@gmail.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] codec for video embedded in presentation
Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2013 13:22:19 -0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAHH9eM5XeVo+COBA=g-6nH--4PiQTe+sVRz5GbZOk0GrkU5_MQ@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3C8C81DA-7057-4076-AA80-D1154BF86306@stellar.eclipse.co.uk>
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2012/12/31 Stroller <stroller@stellar.eclipse.co.uk>
>
> 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 something else (like h264 in an MP4) if you possibly can.
>
> Stroller.
>
>
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the main products from MS to be so outdated in this area.
I tried an MP4 renamed as AVI, and it worked. I don't know yet if it will
work on my mates' computers, because I have installed K-Lite codecs, and
they didn't (yet, at least).
Thanks
Francisco
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and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have
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Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-12-30 2:04 [gentoo-user] [OT] codec for video embedded in presentation Francisco Ares
2012-12-30 2:11 ` Michael Mol
2012-12-30 11:39 ` [gentoo-user] " Nuno J. Silva
2012-12-30 23:35 ` Francisco Ares
2012-12-31 4:27 ` Kevin Chadwick
2013-01-01 15:16 ` Francisco Ares
2013-01-01 22:57 ` Kevin Chadwick
2013-01-01 22:13 ` Nuno J. Silva
2012-12-30 23:36 ` Francisco Ares
2012-12-31 22:38 ` [gentoo-user] " Stroller
2013-01-01 15:22 ` Francisco Ares [this message]
2013-01-02 21:08 ` Stroller
2013-01-02 21:52 ` [gentoo-user] " Nuno J. Silva
2013-01-01 22:19 ` Nuno J. Silva
2013-01-02 0:45 ` Michael Mol
2013-01-02 16:29 ` Francisco Ares
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