[FFmpeg-devel] FFmpeg 0.6 status update

[Reinhard Tartler]

On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 00:13:46 (CEST), M?ns Rullg?rd wrote:

> Reinhard Tartler <siretart at tauware.de> writes:
>
>> 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
>
> Vorbis should be capitalised.

fixed

>> | release supports Google's newly released libvpx library for the
>> | VP8 codec and WEBM container.
>
> WEBM is not handled through google's lib.  Your phrasing is ambiguous
> but perhaps it doesn't matter.

clarified

>> | Other important changes are additions of decoders including, but
>> | not limited to, Intel Indeo 5, WMA Pro, WMA Voice and HE-AAC.
>
> Drop the "but not limited to".  It came from an apparently not
> adequately labelled joke.

dropped

> Another thing I consider important is the numerous ARM optimisations
> since 0.5.

added, and many other items in a similar way as we did for the 0.5
release

Thanks to all for the support!

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