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VP8 Codec Coming To FFmpeg

Posted by kdawson on from the small-fast dept.

Jim Buzbee writes "Interested in Google's VP8 codec? Well, so were the FFmpeg guys, so they went ahead and wrote their own native decoder in only 1,400 lines of unique code. They were able to keep the line-count low by relying on heavy reuse from the existing H.264 codebase."

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  1. Re:Hmmm... by bonch · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    You can blame the lack of hardware support if you want, but it won't change the fact that VP8 is crap as a codec and likely steps on H.264 patents.

    The Wii is more than an "overclocked GameCube with a Bluetooth receiver." It has a motion-based controller, which did make it state of the art.