Re: [Openquicktime-devel] divx 4 openquicktime

[Capt. S. *-J. <st...@3i...>]

On Thursday, August 23, 2001, at 06:06  PM, ya...@3i... wrote:

> Not sure of this ... I can't access the code for the moment but I =
think=20
> 3ivx and the Photo-JPEG plugin use their "quality" parameter to =
compute=20
> the quality of the track ... But you're right about the fact that the=20=

> "quality" passed can't be directly stored in the quicktime header, it=20=

> must be converted before. I'm sure of this at least for 3ivx, for=20
> Photo-JPEG, It should be the same, if it isn't ... then it's a bug =3D)

Just figured I'd answer an old question :)

The 3ivx decoder does not pay attention to the quality information=20
stored in the track... its purely for an inspectors edutainment :)

--
...Silence Please...

Capt. Stux *-Jedi                                    =
mailto:st...@3i...

3ivx=AA is a registered international trademark. Really.

**** DISCLAIMER ****

"This e-mail and any attachments thereto may contain information which =
is
misleading and/or protected by vain legally positivistic rights and are
supposedly intended for the sole use of the recipient(s) named above. =
Any
use of the information contained herein (including, but not limited to,
reading it by accident, on the loo, or word of mouth in any form) by
persons other than the designated recipient(s) is, um, well, prohibited.
If you have received this e-mail in error, accident, humour, mischievous
bcc, mailing list glitch, recursive bounce of a co-recipient, sendmail
bug, yet another winsock worm, Claire Swire, or the sender just stuffed=20=

up
because your name was next to the proper one in his address book, please
notify the sender either by telephone or by e-mail (yeah we know, as if
you would, but then you'd be amazed, some people) and delete the =
material
from any computer. This means empty your Trash and Recycle Bin, of=20
course.
And zero the data just in case. Do it six times so the feds can't get at
it. Oh, and don't forget your RAM chips; take them out of your computer
for at least a day so the transistors can reset. And for chrissake don't
leave them in your freezer because we read on Slashdot how that can
inhibit the degenerative process. Thank you for your cooperation."