[vlc] Re: Mainconcept encode play error

[Måns Rullgård]

Vaclav Koldus <vaclav.koldus at avpark.cz> writes:

> So the result for Pete: If you want to be able to play MC H.264 mpegs, you
> need to recompile h.264 with this change and put up with fact that some
> mpeg files (these without PSM) won't be played correctly.

I can confirm that the MainConcept encoder does not write a PSM.  I
have notified them of the problem, and they will hopefully do
something about it.

> One thing bothers me about this. When I tested it, I noticed ugly
> flickering and jumping parts on the screen. Original cause of this
> could be low bitrate of video or some problems with decoding im
> ffmpeg. I hope the first's true, but i'm afraid it could be the
> second. I'll be testing this further.

Try encoding without B frames, as they tend to complicate things.  I
saw some odd effects too, and I think we've come upon a genuine bug.

-- 
Måns Rullgård
mru at inprovide.com

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