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[theora] libtheora 1.1alpha1 (thusnelda) release
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| This is a very alpha release, and may be unstable. We're making it more
| widely available at this point to facilitate wider testing and try to flush
| out those issues. The primary change is a completely rewritten encoder with
| vastly improved quality vs. bitrate in the default vbr/constant-quality mode,
| and better tracking of the target bitrate in cbr mode. There are some minor
| changes to the decoder and examples, but the new encoder is the reason to try
| out this release.
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http://lists.xiph.org/pipermail/theora/2009-March/002080.html
Recent:
Theora 1.0 released
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| The Xiph.Org Foundation announces the release of Theora 1.0.
|
| Theora is a video codec with a small CPU footprint that offers easy
| portability and requires no patent royalties. While the Theora
| bitstream format was standardized in 2004 and our beta releases have
| been used by millions, this 1.0 release is an important milestone
| reflecting the maturity and stability of the Theora codebase.
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http://lwn.net/Articles/305833/
Open source Ogg Theora video codec completes beta phase
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| The decoder included in the reference implementation supports the entire
| Theora specification and is said to be considerably faster than the beta
| version. The source code of libtheora 1.0 is available to download on the
| developer page under a modified BSD licence.
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http://www.heise-online.co.uk/open/Open-source-Ogg-Theora-video-codec-completes-beta-phase--/news/111866
George Wright responds to backstage questions
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| Some of the backstage community noticed the efforts of the BBC in Ubuntu 8.10
| which was released on 30th October, to make a range of non-DRM content a. So
| we decided to catch up with one of the man behind the project, George Wright
| who is Portofolio Manager at Research and Innovaton. If Flash isn't your
| style we have the same video in Mpeg4, Ogg Theora and Ogg Dirac.
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http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/news/archives/2008/11/george_wright_r.html
Dirac 1.0.0 Released
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| Dirac is an advanced royalty-free video compression format designed for a
| wide range of uses, from delivering low-resolution web content to
| broadcasting HD and beyond, to near-lossless studio editing. The v1.0.0
| version was released yesterday, and the new VLC version supports playback
| of .ts/.drc Dirac files.
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http://www.osnews.com/story/20301/Dirac_1_0_0_Released
Worlds first high performance Dirac video codec implementation available
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| Thanks to collaboration with the Xiph.org foundation there is an official
| mapping for putting Dirac video into the Ogg container format underway, and
| the Schrödinger project also hosts a proposal for mapping Dirac into the
| popular MPEG-TS container format, which is currently being considered for
| certification by the MPEG working group. We expect to see and provide
| mappings for a lot more container formats in due course.
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http://www.linuxpr.com/releases/10452.html
Related:
Summer of Code: Ogg Theora Port
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| Porting open, patent free codecs to our devices has always been of great
| interest to neuros and many of our users. As some of you Neuros old timers
| may recall, we were the first to port the Ogg Vorbis audio codec to a
| portable HDD audio player. Now it's time, hopefully, to do the same with the
| Ogg Theora video codec.
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http://open.neurostechnology.com/content/summer-code-ogg-theora-port
Sun Tackles Video Codec
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| Looking to boost the Web, Sun is working on a royalty-free and open video
| codec and media system, company officials said Thursday afternoon.
|
| [...]
|
| Currently, proprietary solutions are relied on, such as Adobe's Flash or
| royalty-bearing specifications like H.264, Glidden said.
|
| OMS is a recent project. Asked about the availability of OMS technologies,
| Glidden said, "Stay tuned. I have no announcements on any commercial
| implementations or time frame."
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http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/144494/sun_tackles_video_codec.html
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