[x264-devel] Custom slice support

[Etienne Bömcke]

Is there any way I could get the version 606's code? I tried the  
videolan ftp but the snapshots are classified by date and not by  
version number. I'd like to take a look at the code to see whether I  
could use it or not.

Thanks,

Etienne

On 13 Nov 2007, at 15:32, List, Peter wrote:

>
>> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>> Von: Etienne Bömcke [mailto:etienne.bomcke at uclouvain.be]
>> Gesendet: Dienstag, 13. November 2007 13:48
>> An: Mailing list for x264 developers
>> Betreff: Re: [x264-devel] Custom slice support
>>
>> Thanks. I was kind of expecting such an answer. Do you already know
>> when you'll merge the patch for horizontal slicing?
>
> Dear Etienne,
> version 606 is the last version that DOES SUPPORT slices. Slices  
> were at that time only used to facilitate multi-threading (which did  
> not matter as long as they were there). Afterwards a different multi- 
> threading model was implemented and slices were removed.
>
> I personally still use version 606 because I need slices and I would  
> be VERY HAPPY if this merge would become reality!!!
> Let me stress here once again how important the slice tool actually  
> is for error concealment, when video is transmitted over error prone  
> environments without the possibility of error protection or  
> retransmission.
>
>
>> That information could be useful for me to plan my future work. I'm
>> getting slightly off topic, but would you know anything about a h.264
>> encoder which currently supports slices? I don't have much experience
>> in the field of encoders, so any information would be appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks again for your quick response.
>>
>> Etienne Bömcke
>
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