[FFmpeg-devel] I Make VC-1 encoder source code available

[Mike Melanson]

Malik Ciss? wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> I developed a software model of a VC-1 encoder in ansi-C for my company (for a hardware development).
> We would like to  make the encoder sources available to public domain.
> 
> Following features are currently implemented:
> Advanced profile up to level 4 (2048x2048)
> supports of I and P pictures
> full search motion estimation
> support of all VLC tables
> yuv422 planar input
> 
> Before we release the code, we want to be sure there is enouth interest .
> Is somebody interested in the VC-1 compression sources?

I'm a bit behind on emails. I just thought it was amazing that this 
email came through on the same day that Microsoft announced that 
Silverlight would support H.264. :)

But, hey, Silverlight will also still support VC-1, so the codec is not 
dead yet.

-- 
     -Mike Melanson