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Derf's from-scratch alternate implementation of the theora codec is now publicly available from our subversion repository. http://svn.xiph.org/experimental/derf/theora-exp/ This exciting new codebase promises superiour performance, and the encoder is capable of higher quality output than the current represenation, taking advantage of the bitstream extension we've added to the

Hello, I´m just curious: How far is Theora from a bitstream freeze? From TheoraTodo: "Derf has come up with a number of suggestions for improving the flexibility of the bitstream based on his experimental encoder work. These will be implemented, if not entirely supported by the reference decoder, before alpha 3 is released." Are those changes supposed to be the last adjustments?

Dan, In reviewing the code, derf came across the DCSearchPoints array in QuadCodeDisplayFragments(), encode.c:696. It looks like it specifies a search order for nearby coded fragments for prediction if there isn't a nearest neighbor. However, the upper search bound is defined as *0*, so the search loop (line 917) is never executed and it always falls back to the last coded fragment.

Hi, last week's thread about getting closer to a release fizzled out. The mailing list discussion and the TheoraTodo wiki item suggest the following are required for release: 1. freeze the theora logical bitstream format 2. complete the reference implementation tools 3. stablize the libtheora API 4. complete the documentation I'd like to suggest this as

I've just committed an image flip for compatibility with VP3 lossless transcode. Thanks to mau and derf for verifying that this was needed. It's a little hacky on the decode side; suggestions for improvement are welcome. Since this is a bitstream change, and we're still a ways from having a complete spec (which is the gating item for beta 1 and the bitstream freeze) we're

Everyone, It's looking like we're not going to get a draft of the spec done by the end of the month as I'd hoped. However, I'm unwilling to let the schedule slip yet again. We're going to freeze the bitstream as whatever the reference implementation does and just live with any choices that turn out unfortunate in the future. One has to draw the line somewhere. This way

Hi all, Just a heads up to let you know that I've fixed up the Visual C++ project files so that libtheora and the associated experimental programs (dumpvid/encoderwin/splayer/transcoder) builds on Windows again. I also have good news and good news. The bad news is: experimental\splayer doesn't work. It compiles, but segfaults immediately when you try to play any Ogg file. The bug

Hi, Can anyone tell me the significant differences between VP30 and VP31 (or are you allowed to)? Are there different token and quantizer tables? Are there algorithmic differences? I have a VP30-encoded file that plays with the VP3 VfW DLL but not with the open source decoder. Thanks... -- -Mike Melanson --- >8 ---- List archives: http://www.xiph.org/archives/ Ogg project

Hi, So it took a little while to get here but VP3 through ffmpeg is finally starting to achieve viewable results. It partially works right now. Keyframes only. And monochrome. Oh, and the picture is upside down (something I did not realize about VP3 until I let it fly just now). Anyway, here is a picture of ffmpeg's VP3 decoder in action using xine:

./configure: line 524: syntax error near unexpected token `AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(libtheora,0.0)' ./configure: line 524: `AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(libtheora,0.0)' I'm sure I'm doing something pro-stupid, but --- my setup works fine for ogg & vorbis. autoconf ver 2.13 automake (GNU automake) 1.4-p4 if that matters hey let's put tool version numbers into the README -dan

I hope this list is small enough for not beeing banned when introducing oneself. So... Hi, I just subscribed to the theora-lists. I'm from the XVID project, so I know a deal about video and MPEG-4 in particular, but nothing about Vorbis/Theora etc., That's why I'm here, because I'm interested in patent-free alternatives. I guess there is no documentation of the current status

>Also, 'portaudio' doesn't appear to produce a static library at all, so it doesn't appear to be possible to get a working splayer executable on Linux unless there is a 'hidden' way to get the portaudio distribution to build one. ("ldd: -lportaudio not found"). I believe splayer is only intended to be a Win32 executable. Note that it is in a directory

Hi, Check it out-- another update in the space of a week: http://home.pcisys.net/~melanson/codecs/vp3-format.txt v0.4: March 2, 2004 - renamed and expanded section "Initializing The Quantization Matrices" - outlined section "Reconstructing The Frame" - moved Theora Differences Appendix to its own section entitled "Theora Specification" - added Appendix:

Hi, Is there anything special I need to know about VP3's IDCT? I mean besides the fact that there are separate IDCTs to handle sparse coefficient matrices. Are the IDCT functions mathematically equivalent to any textbook IDCT functions? Thanks... -- -Mike Melanson --- >8 ---- List archives: http://www.xiph.org/archives/ Ogg project homepage: http://www.xiph.org/ogg/ To

Hi, There seem to be 2 sets of block coding patterns in the VP3x/Theora algorithm. Based on the comments in the code, the first pattern is used if encoder version < 6 and the second pattern is used in encoder version >= 6. None of the code to support the second pattern is ever called. Is there an encoder with a version >= 6? The code in question is

Hi! I'm having some trouble with theora in windows, I would really appreciate if you could be able to give me a hand with this. First, I was not able to build theora in cygwin, because I built vorbis and ogg perfectly, but when I try to run ./configure with theora it can't find the ogg libs, if I use the --using-ogg-path = ... with /usr/local/lib it runs ok, but then it fails to compile

I have a few more questions about theora... if someone could answer or point me to a source of the information... Firstly in the header there is width and height parameters. Are these fixed for the entire file ? Is it possible for say halfway through the dimensions of the video to be changed ie two different size videos are spliced together ? If it is... does the header represent the first

Monty, Derf and I were discussing some theora bitstream improvements. He was curious about the spare bits in the keyframe header. There's a keyframe type bit which is always DCT_KEY_FRAME aka '0' and two spare bits. You took out a lot of similar extra bits in the VP3 code. Do you remember anything about the motivation for leaving this one in? Given the constant, were there plans

Hi, despite the warnings on the website ;-) I played with the current CVS source of theora on Windows 2000 w/ Microsoft Visual C++. The codec and the "experimental" example programs compiled fine. I also encoded a 33 MB MPEG2 (?) video (3 minute trailer) to a 14 MB .OGG using "mplayer -vo yuv4mpeg -ao pcm" and the "encoderwin" sample program, and play it with the

just added to the WIKI: * Ideas with some concensus after discussion on IRC, it was provisionally agreed (by those present at the time) that Theora should support arbitrary pixel sizes (presently it is limited to multiples of 16 both horizontally and vertically). It is felt that this can be achieved with minimal pain by adding four values to the page header, immediately following the present