[FFmpeg-devel] FFmpeg 0.6 status update

[Reinhard Tartler]

On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 00:02:13 (CEST), Benjamin Larsson wrote:

> On 15/06/10 22:49, Reinhard Tartler wrote:
>> On Wed, Mar 03, 2010 at 14:09:45 (CET), Benjamin Larsson wrote:
>> 
>>> Reinhard Tartler wrote:
>>>> Hi folks,
>>>> [... Lots of text ...]
>>>>
>>>> We're looking forward to the next release -- FFmpeg "Works with
>>>> HTML5" 0.6 !
>> 
>> Okay, that release is now ready, and linked from 
>> http://ffmpeg.org/download.html
>> 
>>> I have a suggestion regarding the release. To help so called "news"
>>> sites and other media I suggest we write a formal press release and
>>> translations of it. This to reduce the "fud" often spread in badly
>>> written articles. I also volunteer to write English and Swedish version.
>> 
>> What's the status of that?
>> 
>> I propose these lines as news entry on the front page, essentially taken
>> from the release notes:
>> 
>> ,----
>> | * 0.6 "Works with HTML5" June 15, 2010
>> |
>> | This release features a lot of improvements that are relevant for HTML5 video.
>> | The H.264 and Theora decoders are now significantly faster, the vorbis decoder
>> | has seen important updates and this release supports Google's newly released
>> | libvpx library for the VP8 codec and WEBM container.
>> | 
>> | Other important changes are additions of decoders including, but not limited to,
>> | Intel Indeo 5, WMA Pro, WMA Voice and HE-AAC.
>
>
> Someone suggested to add Bink also.

added

>> | 
>> | Please note that our policy on bug reports has not changed. We still only accept
>> | bug reports against HEAD of the FFmpeg trunk repository. If you are experiencing
>> | any issues with any formally released version of FFmpeg, please try a current
>> | version of the development code to check if the issue still exists. If it does,
>> | make your report against the development code following the usual bug reporting
>> | guidelines.
>> `----
>> 
>> Would that work as basis for being translated, or did you have something
>> else in mind? Moreover, how do we want to publish the translations
>> technically? As plain text files at
>> e.g. http://ffmpeg.org/releases/ffmpeg-0.6.release.se
>> ?
>> 
>
> Plain text is fine. I'll start on the se translation work.

Thanks!

-- 
Gruesse/greetings,
Reinhard Tartler, KeyID 945348A4