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Xiph Releases Ogg Theora Alpha-3

Posted by Hemos on from the frozen-for-usage dept.

ArcRiley writes "For more than a year Xiph hackers have been working on Ogg Theora, an improved version of On2's VP3 video codec. Alpha-3 includes several bitstream changes, VP3 to Theora "upgrade" utilities, and is now supported by Xine, MPlayer, and Real's Helix Player. We're nearing Beta-1 where the format will be frozen, fully documented, and it'll be ready for everyday use."

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  1. Xine? Mplayer? by dnoyeb · · Score: 0, Troll

    There was nothing more frustrating over the last year than trying to get either Xine or MPlayer working on my Linux box. That was an utter headache.

    Linux has many well put together packages, Multimedia is not one of them.

    Ultimately I gave up on those players and just play movies on my windows box with Media Player, Quicktime, and a host of installed codecs. I suppose the college kids need a few more years to work with MM on Linux before it matures.