[FFmpeg-devel] Does any one have some material on on2 VP7 or VP8?

[Kostya]

On Sat, Jun 06, 2009 at 02:44:23PM -0400, Jason Garrett-Glaser wrote:
> > Why? On2 site features a nice demo on how VP8 performs (and makes
> > x264-encoded source look more like a bad h.263 encoder instead).
> > Fortunately, it's not completed and released yet.
> 
> Yes, there's a demo--but it doesn't actually exist until there is a
> real product with a real encoder and a real decoder.
> 
> I'm curious how you would intend to reverse-engineer a format without
> having any samples of it or any software that decodes it ;)

An experienced reverse-engineer will gladly accept that challenge.
In this case it's easy - randomly hack VP6 codec and declare it to be
able to play VP8. I'm pretty sure On2 did the same.

Also I predict that RV5 and RV6 will be based on early drafts of H.265
and will have 1/5pel and 1/6pel MC correspondingly.
 
> Dark Shikari