[MPlayer-DOCS] [PATCH] Compn's suggestions about the section "Choosing the video codec"

[Guillaume POIRIER]

Hi,

On 3/5/06, The Wanderer <inverseparadox at comcast.net> wrote:
> Guillaume POIRIER wrote:

> > +  <systemitem class="library">XviD</systemitem> to boost encoding speed, by about 40-60% in typical
> >    cases, with low picture degradation.
>
> This dropped the phrase "has some experimental patches" (see above),
> presumably by mistake. If it wasn't a mistake, then note that the result
> is not remotely grammatical.

It was intended. The patch isn't experimental anymore and has been
committed to XviD's CVS. I fixed this sentence on attached patch.



> >    <emphasis role="bold">Personal taste</emphasis>:
> > -  This is where it gets almost irrational: For the same reason that some
> > -  hung on to DivX&nbsp;3 for years when newer codecs were already doing wonders,
> > -  some folks will prefer <systemitem class="library">XviD</systemitem>
> > -  or <systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem> MPEG-4 over
> > -  <systemitem class="library">x264</systemitem>.
> > +  This is where it gets almost irrational:
> > +  Back when the majority of people were using DivX&nbsp;3 and newer
> > +  codecs started emerging, some people chose to stick with DivX&nbsp;3.
> > +  They might have been afraid of change.
> > +  This meant that they lost out on better quality codecs and got stuck
> > +  with old DivX&nbsp;3 bugs.
> > +  This is also happening today with
> > +  <systemitem class="library">libavcodec<systemitem> and
> > +  <systemitem class="library">XviD</systemitem> vs the newer codecs
> > +  like <systemitem class="library">x264</systemitem>.
>
> I don't like the new phrasing of just about any of this. About the only
> advantage I see is that it's slower-paced, which reduces the "skimming"
> feel. I could go over it and attempt to rephrase and improve individual
> elements, but before I put in the effort I'd like to know why it was
> felt that this section needed to be changed at all.

Well, I guess you're right I'll leave the original sentenses.

New patch attached.

Guillaume
--
Reinventing the wheel certainly is annoying, but as long as all other
wheels are square...

Reimar Döffinger
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