Saturday, March 13, 2004

ExtremeTech had a video codec shootout on theWindows platform, and QuickTime's MPEG4 didn't do too well, but QuickTime Sorenson did OK. This test was done on a PC (where Windows Media no doubt has all the monopoly advantages of hidden interfaces and optimization for the platform*), and it's hard to know if the test is a fair and balanced look at the codecs. Since they did not use the professional tools like Sorenson Squeeze to generate the QuickTime videos, and didn't compare the best QuickTime codec Pixlet, the review's just one data point around using $30 QuickTime Pro to make videos. I think it would be interesting to run the exact same tests but on a Mac G5, and on a Linux box, and include Pixlet in the set of codecs. Oh, I forgot, Windows Media doesn't run on Linux. ---- * For instance, the Windows version of Microsoft Explorer is clearly more highly performance optimized than the Macintosh or UNIX versions of Microsoft Explorer. Why would MS have another platform looking better than Windows with their own software? They wouldn't. 7:42:53 AM

If you are interested in our natural resources and parks, you might be interested in this book (Amazon) by Scott Herring: Lines on the Land: Writers, Art, and the National Parks. The cover art is quite a fascinating statement all by itself. 7:23:27 AM

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