[x264-devel] x264 codec

[Jindrich Makovicka]

On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 11:38, Alan Harris <alan at resoft.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi
>
> Sorry, I was hoping to be able to download ready to use binary codecs
> rather than the source code. The references on the VideoLan site are
> "Unofficial builds for Windows are available from Jarod
> <http://x264.nl/> or Sharktooth
> <http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=89979>." However, these are the
> command line program to convert formats rather than just the codec. I
> hope I am not just being stupid here! Every other site appears to have
> the same download.
>
> I am aware of the GPL licence, and have no intention of infringing it. I
> am doing some experimentation work with the OpenSceneGraph project which
> is LGPL, producing a video generator, which obviously needs a codec. I
> have Xvid working, but reviews I have seen say that x264 is a lot better
> and would like to try it.

Avidemux has (among other goodies) x264 integrated, and there is a
win32 build available:

http://fixounet.free.fr/avidemux/download.html

Regards,
-- 
Jindrich Makovicka