From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 17D75138224 for ; Tue, 1 Jan 2013 15:24:21 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 7F10221C024; Tue, 1 Jan 2013 15:24:02 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-ia0-f170.google.com (mail-ia0-f170.google.com [209.85.210.170]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 7E0E321C01F for ; Tue, 1 Jan 2013 15:22:40 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-ia0-f170.google.com with SMTP id i1so11241844iaa.1 for ; Tue, 01 Jan 2013 07:22:39 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-type; bh=paskAkRFixt/yo84aYJknq1r7ZgAGhN1D/xCx4/X2ZM=; b=NoLBqmVpGMDBv4wwWGN47p6UbIBE0zzUbs67+0bJD8N22tckaS58TlxfX456z3Ajxy WQV08yOpaog0Si5iD2MO8tUrqiv+o0N1WbUMkubKD9yPjazH0PVI3Pfe2wwGiXjAdxvv pmStREpCOok2wc5nPe0GgHLQ+ciXjfzvhKxr3DkBEyRhtB+OoPuvgc1jS/vsQk7hVGfo kzY6MmHxQaslPZDqRE3VnXoaXPwy/eOilBypaQBxCIsDk5og/GxG4Bj2IDlItCCJGlQM IaP6bCHEQfraZ6jJJ5AvdniQSGuXN3iNoD6Eiiv9FdNTAaiq6H5cxvBf70Oc/FSCSDQ8 EtlA== Received: by 10.50.106.199 with SMTP id gw7mr37444859igb.26.1357053759773; Tue, 01 Jan 2013 07:22:39 -0800 (PST) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.231.67.18 with HTTP; Tue, 1 Jan 2013 07:22:19 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <3C8C81DA-7057-4076-AA80-D1154BF86306@stellar.eclipse.co.uk> References: <87a9svahv4.fsf@ist.utl.pt> <3C8C81DA-7057-4076-AA80-D1154BF86306@stellar.eclipse.co.uk> From: Francisco Ares Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2013 13:22:19 -0200 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] codec for video embedded in presentation To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=e89a8f234d6d4adb5c04d23bb31d X-Archives-Salt: 9bd46b98-ded7-44fe-b8df-01e8d0eb8264 X-Archives-Hash: feed7af6cafd9a2238aec48fe4761cc7 --e89a8f234d6d4adb5c04d23bb31d Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 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 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 -- "If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have one idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas." - George Bernard Shaw --e89a8f234d6d4adb5c04d23bb31d Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
2012/12/31 Stroller <stroller@stel= lar.eclipse.co.uk>

On 30 December 2012, at 11:39, Nuno J. Silva wrote:
> ...
> The AVI container has been used by windows for a lon= g 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

--
"If you have an ap= ple and I have an apple and we exchange apples then you and I will still ea= ch have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have one idea and we excha= nge these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas." - George Bernar= d Shaw --e89a8f234d6d4adb5c04d23bb31d--