[x264-devel] a perhaps unpopular topic

[Jason Garrett-Glaser]

On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 9:42 AM, Steven Miller
<stevenraymillerjr at gmail.com> wrote:
> Quicktime. Unfortunately for me, it's a requirement. I'm using
> 'main at 3.0' a resolution of 720x368 at 24fps, progressive dvd source.
> I've tried the video on multiple versions of quicktime and windowsxp
> of various service packs. I have a horizontal flicker when in
> fullscreen mode. The flicker is usually towards the top of the screen
> in high motion scenes and scene changes. This behavior is not seen
> using any other app. Apple claims the 'main' profile is supported in
> it's entirety, but ...

That's called tearing and is caused by a crappy video renderer.  It is
completely unrelated to x264.

Jason