Release v 0.2.0 of ffmpeg2dirac. Schroedinger is now the default codec library used to code video. All Schroedinger encoder options are supported.
Source code and a binary for win32 platforms are available for download from
http://sourceforge.net/projects/dirac/files/
OR
http://diracvideo.org/download/ffmpeg2dirac/
For release details, and new features in this release go to
http://diracvideo.org/
This a a minor release complying with the latest
Dirac Bytestream Specification 2.2.3. Changes in
this release include
-Improved compression performance for small
picture sizes and at low bit-rates.
-Included macros to check the API version.
-Improved motion estimation.
-New 422 <-> 420 conversion utilities for
interlaced video.
-Fixed bugs in handling DC subband.
-DirectShow filter released to be able to play
back Dirac raw bytestreams or Dirac muxed in AVI
in Windows Media Player and MPlayer Classic.
-Released the source and win32 binary of
ffmpeg2dirac, a utility that can transcode any
multimedia format that can be decoded by FFmpeg
into Dirac video and Vorbis audio (if audio
exists) muxed in Ogg.... read more
Dirac 1.0.0 has been released. The release tar-ball can be downloaded from
http://diracvideo.org/download/dirac-research/
OR
http://sourceforge.net/projects/dirac/
Dirac Compression System
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Dirac is a video compression system that provides general-purpose video compression and decompression tools comparable with state-of-the-art systems. Dirac is a format and compression technology, not a specific codec. The most important part of the Dirac project is the specification which can be found at http://diracvideo.org/specifications.... read more
This a beta release complying with the latest Dirac Specification 2.2.0.
- Added support for Ultra High Definition video
formats.
- Improved compression efficiency in both constant
quality and constant bit-rate modes.
- Fixed major bugs that caused the encoder to
crash or the decoder to go into a permanent
loop.
- Dirac support is now directly available in
FFmpeg via the external Dirac and/or
Schroedinger libraries. Hence there is no
FFMpeg patch in this release.
- Released new patches for MPlayer to enable
Dirac playback.
- DirectShow Filter released to be able to play
back Dirac v2.2.0 files
- Modified Programmer's guide to reflect changes
to the API.
- Bugs fixed: 1944681, 1906788, 1893223, 1874587
Dirac and Schrödinger have been accepted as a mentoring organization
for Google Summer of Code 2008. The list of suggested projects is at:
http://www.diracvideo.org/wiki/GSoC2008Ideas?action=show
If you want to discuss more, log on to #dirac on irc and chat to ds or tj_davies. The projects are a guide - we welcome other suggestions too.
Google Summer of Code:
http://code.google.com/soc/2008/
The Schrodinger project have produced a press release to mark the release of Schrodinger 1.0 - here it is:
http://schrodinger.sourceforge.net/press/DiracAnnounce060308.html
(comments also on Thomas's blog: http://sonofid.blogspot.com\)
Schrodinger 1.0.0 has been released! The fast implementation of Dirac encoding and decoding can be downloaded from
http://diracvideo.schleef.org/download/schroedinger/
Dave Schleef's announcement email:
Schroedinger is an implementation of the Dirac video codec
specification, written with speed, stability, and maintainability in
mind. Schroedinger provides a software library that implements both a
Dirac encoder and decoder. Also provided is a GStreamer plugin. No
end-user tools are included, since it is intended that users will use
existing tools written using a media framework such as GStreamer for
which a Schroedinger plugin is available.... read more
This is a minor release complying with Dirac Bytestream Specification 2.1.0.
- Corrected the motion compensation block
weighting matrix.
- Fixed bug in constant bit rate module which
caused the encoder to crash when using the cbr
mode for an i-frame only sequence
- Bug fixes in MPlayer and FFmpeg patches and
Dirac DirectShow Filter
Major release complying with the latest Dirac Bytestream Specification Dirac 2.0.0.
- Added support for entropy coding of wavelet
coefficients data using Variable Length Codes
(to support VC-2 Core Syntax)
- Improved quantiser selection
- Modified motion compensation to fit 16 bits.
- Fixed bugs and improved performance in constant
bit-rate coding mode
- Fixed bug with dc value prediction in motion
decoding.
- Fixed bug in handling concatenated Dirac
streams.
- API changes to conform with spec revision 2.0.0.
Applications using Dirac libraries will need to
be recompiled.
- Released patches to MPlayer, FFmpeg to comply
with this release. Earlier patch to transcode
can be used with release.
- DirectShow Filter released to be able to play
back Dirac v2.0.0 files in Windows Media Player.
The Dirac specification has now finally reached a major version - in fact two major versions.
Version 1.0.0 has been released. This corresponds to the intra-only version that the BBC has submitted to the SMPTE to become the VC-2 video compression standard.
Version 2.0.0 has also been released. This contains all the motion compensation tools to make a full general-purpose video compression codec for streaming, ripping and broadcast.... read more
This is a major release complying with Dirac Bytestream Specification 1.0.0_pre9.
- Added support for interlaced coding
- Added support for full-search block matching.
- Improved constant bit-rate coding mode
- Improved motion estimation
- Added support for larger wavelet-depths in
non-MMX mode.
- API changes to conform with spec revision
1.0.0.pre9_02. Application using Dirac libraries
will need to be recompiled.
- Released patches to MPlayer, FFmpeg to comply
with this release. Earlier patch to transcode
can be used with release.
- DirectShow Filter released to be able to play
back Dirac v0.8.x files in Windows Media Player
- Minor bug fixes.
This is a major release complying with Dirac
ByteStream Specification 1.0.0_pre4. The specification is available on the Dirac Homepage on Sourceforge.
- Added support for Constant Bit Rate Coding.
- Improved quality of encoded pictures at low
bit-rates and for difficult sequences.
- Improved arithmetic coding and motion vector
data partitioning
- Encoder and Decoder API header files have
changed so applications using the old API will
have to be recompiled.
- Released patches to MPlayer, FFmpeg to comply
with this release. Earlier patch to transcode
can be used with this release.
- DirecShow Filter released to be able to play
back Dirac v0.7.0 files in Windows Media
Player.
- Bugs fixed: 1362673, 1508532, 1588191
- Patches applied: 1537623
Version 1.0.0_pre4 of the specification has been released. The spec has been permafrosted - all that remains are bug fixes, and for some details to be finalised. The way the contents of the spec are arranged is likely to change in the next few releases.
We're nearly there! Version 0.11.0 of the specification has been released. The spec has been permafrosted - all that remains are bug fixes, and for some details to be finalised.
Version 0.10.4 of the specification is now available on the website at http://dirac.sourceforge.net/specification.html.
This is a bug-fix release over 0.10.2 and 0.10.3. As usual, comments and corrections are very welcome.
Version 0.10.2 of the specification is now available on the website at http://dirac.sourceforge.net/specification.html.
This has quite a few bugfixes over 0.10.1 and has some incomplete text covering levels, profiles and the low-delay syntax used in some professional ("Dirac Pro") applications. This will be completed over the next few weeks. Comments and corrections very welcome!
Dirac is present again at the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) in Amsterdam this weekend.
Where are we? EBU Village - Stand No 10.411a
What are we showing?
1080line HDTV compressed with Dirac at broadcast bit rate. We are using the BBC's HDTV trailer for a fair comparison (same material, same bit rate).
We are using the excellent new Pioneer 1080 line plasma display. If you haven't seen 1080 line HDTV on a 1080 line plasma (and the Pioneer is the only such plasma available and is new) come and look at the quality, and at how Dirac performs at the same time.... read more
The latest version of the Dirac specification is available on the project home page http://dirac.sourceforge.net.
This is version 0.10.1 and supercedes previous documents. It contains a complete description of the core Dirac syntax and decoding operations.
Compatible extensions such as Dirac Pro for professional use will be added in the coming weeks.
This is a major release with the following features.
- Complies with latest Dirac specifications. The
Dirac specification will soon be uploaded to the
Dirac documentation website.
- Encoder and Decoder API have changed in line
with specification
- Released new patches for MPlayer and FFmpeg to
comply with is release.
- New version of DirectShow filter released to be
able to play back Dirac 0.6.0 files in
Windows Media Player
- Bugs fixed: 1501636, 1383890
The Dirac team is pleased to announce our involvement as a mentor organisation in Google's Summer of Code 2006 program.
Details are available at
http://dirac.sourceforge.net/soc2006.html
This is a minor release with the following changes
- Added support for lossless encoding.
- Improved Decoder performance by upto 20%.
- Improved encoder performance
- Several bug fixes and patches applied.
- New patch released for latest FFMpeg cvs version
dated 05-Dec-2005 and for latest release of
MPlayer.
- The DirectShow filter released for earlier
versions of Dirac can be used with Dirac 0.5.4
as well
A new version of the Dirac Specification, version 0.9, has now been committed to the CVS. This will eventually allow anyone to build their own compliant Dirac encoder or decoder.
The spec contains a nearly complete specification of the bitstream syntax and decoder semantics. The software will be converged with the code over the next few months.
Alogn with the new version of Dirac, patches/utilties for support in various video players/processing tools have been released. These include
- Directshow Filter to enable dirac playback on MSWindows using the windows media player.
- Patch for FFMPEG
- Patch for MPlayer-1.0.pre7
- Patch for transcode-1.0.0
This is a minor release with the following changes:
- Improved decoder speedup
- Improved motion estimation
- Improved chroma fidelity
- Several bug fixes
Note that the bitstream has changed in this release. So the files encoded using earlier releases are not compatible with this release