To be clear as well x264 is an AVC encoder, so I doubt you'd be running it on the Pandora very often.Yod4z said:x264 is an H264 codec implementation. Mplayer on Pandora can play H264 but i think can play 720P or more vids but maybe 480p (DVD res).
Gruso said:It's still an aftermarket solution though - not really an argument for Windows being as flexible as Linux. Don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of XP. But taking to it with a hammer after the fact is not quite the same as opting out of the bloat in the first place.
I use that, it's good. You need to be careful, though, Windows is chocked full of so many stupid little dependencies, it's amazing what little thing can prevent stuff running or bring basic functionality crashing down.
Gruso said:It's still an aftermarket solution though - not really an argument for Windows being as flexible as Linux. Don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of XP. But taking to it with a hammer after the fact is not quite the same as opting out of the bloat in the first place.
480p x264 maybe only on ARM with overclock, 720p if DSP is usedAninhumer said:To be clear as well x264 is an AVC encoder, so I doubt you'd be running it on the Pandora very often.Yod4z said:x264 is an H264 codec implementation. Mplayer on Pandora can play H264 but i think can't play 720P or more vids but maybe 480p (DVD res).![]()
Playback yes.Yod4z said:480p x264 maybe only on ARM with overclock, 720p if DSP is used
Well, here's one: You record some video on your fancy HD camera and want to play it back on the tv (you know, to relive that "special" moment and get yourself ready for the second set). As usual though, you forgot the cables for your camera.Aninhumer said:Playback yes.Yod4z said:480p x264 maybe only on ARM with overclock, 720p if DSP is used
My point was x264 is an encoder, not a decoder.
It does actually have various optimisations for ARM and NEON, but I can't see many use cases where you'd want to encode video on the go.
I assume mplayer can play DV files anyway, (probably even HD, they're intended for editing, so not heavily compressed iirc).Karel Jansens said:Well, here's one: You record some video on your fancy HD camera and want to play it back on the tv (you know, to relive that "special" moment and get yourself ready for the second set). As usual though, you forgot the cables for your camera.
However, noone ever forgets the tv-out cable for their Panda. So, you plonk the camera's card in the Panda (for hopefully obvious reasons this trick won't work with tape-based cameras!), recode and play. Presto.
[Insert seedy and pornographic details according to preference]
So.... you think that was going to be a long video then? B)Aninhumer said:I assume mplayer can play DV files anyway, (probably even HD, they're intended for editing, so not heavily compressed iirc).
Also, I'd imagine the transcode would take much too long on a Pandora for that particular use case (unless you've got an interest in progress bars)
Yes, it can. It can also handle MOD/TOD format (an MPG like container used primarily in JVC cameras)Aninhumer said:I assume mplayer can play DV files anyway, (probably even HD, they're intended for editing, so not heavily compressed iirc).
I was just commenting on the performance of the hardware...Karel Jansens said:So.... you think that was going to be a long video then? B)Aninhumer said:I assume mplayer can play DV files anyway, (probably even HD, they're intended for editing, so not heavily compressed iirc).
Also, I'd imagine the transcode would take much too long on a Pandora for that particular use case (unless you've got an interest in progress bars)