[MPlayer-dev-eng] What is API4 in xvid and does mplayer use it?

[Ivan Kalvachev]

On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 22:26:42 -0000
"VJ" <vj at vijaygill.homelinux.net> wrote:

> Hi,
>     I was going through XviD forums on doom9 site and somebody over there mentioned about api4 being faster for encoding. Does mencoder use api4 for encoding? And also can somebody point to a link about api4?

Api4 is the only api used in XviD 1.x . As MPlayer documentation states we support XviD 1.x
so we support it. The API4 documentation could be found in XviD source and on xvid web site.

Soon I will commit configure change that show clearly what version and what api XviD is compiled with.

The API itself is not faster, as it doesn't have some fundamental change. The codec may be faster,
if you use the same set of options. After all XviD developers make everything possible to have
high quality and fast encoding.


This is not exactly developer question as you can get the right answer and from most of our users.
This channel tolerate people that have tried to find the answer by themselfs before asking.


Wish You Best
   Ivan Kalvachev
  iive