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VP3, Open Source Video at 200kbs

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the lower-bitrate-pr0n dept.

Honest Man noted that intel is hyping VP3 as the first low bitrate open source video codec. 200kbs for VHS quality video sounds good to me, especially when I can apt-get it. But is DivX already to entrenched in this niche?

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  1. Thank you easter bunny by KernelHappy · · Score: 1, Funny

    For Christmas this year I was really hoping for yet another video codec to bring my live video to a cell phone that I don't have and couldn't use if I did.

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  2. Re:Boosting Ego / Marketshare by reaper20 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Of course! I mean, without Intel Pentium IV's how could we "enjoy the wonders of the Internet at faster than light speeds...", and I'm sitting here like a sucker missing out on the special features that one gets by using a P4 to surf the Internet.

  3. Re:optimized for P4? by Rick+the+Red · · Score: 5, Funny
    If it's "optimized for the P4" that means it will run twice as fast on a P3, and 2.5 times faster on AMD, right?

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