what's with the mp4's all of a sudden? how do you convert to avi. my system won't play mp4, only my
mobile will?
mobile will?
Pretty Little Liars S02E22 HDTV x264-LOL
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Posted at 27/02/2012, 20:50
this is the statement that has been doing the rounds about the change to x264 mp4's
as some of you may have noticed tonight, lol is now releasing shows in a new format, and you may be
wondering what is going on. you're in the right place.
recently, a new set of rules were released - the sd x264 tv releasing standards 2012 - intended to
eventually completely replace xvid .avi releases. for those that want to check out the ruleset,
http://pastebin.com/vxkwaw8l
.
basically, the scene is moving towards completely abandoning the xvid codec for the superior x264.
there are numerous advantages to the new format:
- potentially smaller filesizes (due to use of crf)
- bigger video resolution (720x406 vs 624x352)
- increased video quality (x264 vs xvid)
- files are instantly playable on idevices etc (no more re-encoding!)
the only major disadvantage is that there are fewer standalones that support x264 than xvid, but
most popular standalones support x264 and aac in the .mp4 container, including:
- tvix
- popcorn hour
- wdtv hd media player
- boxee
- xtreamer
- playstation 3
- xbox 360
- idevices
as with the change to crf for 720p late last year, there are some groups, mainly 2hd and fqm for .us
shows, that are still continuing on as though nothing has changed and so, for the time being, you'll
see both hdtv.xvid and hdtv.x264. like with the crf switchover, every group will eventually make
the
transition as they will otherwise face becoming obsolete.
as some of you may have noticed tonight, lol is now releasing shows in a new format, and you may be
wondering what is going on. you're in the right place.
recently, a new set of rules were released - the sd x264 tv releasing standards 2012 - intended to
eventually completely replace xvid .avi releases. for those that want to check out the ruleset,
http://pastebin.com/vxkwaw8l
.basically, the scene is moving towards completely abandoning the xvid codec for the superior x264.
there are numerous advantages to the new format:
- potentially smaller filesizes (due to use of crf)
- bigger video resolution (720x406 vs 624x352)
- increased video quality (x264 vs xvid)
- files are instantly playable on idevices etc (no more re-encoding!)
the only major disadvantage is that there are fewer standalones that support x264 than xvid, but
most popular standalones support x264 and aac in the .mp4 container, including:
- tvix
- popcorn hour
- wdtv hd media player
- boxee
- xtreamer
- playstation 3
- xbox 360
- idevices
as with the change to crf for 720p late last year, there are some groups, mainly 2hd and fqm for .us
shows, that are still continuing on as though nothing has changed and so, for the time being, you'll
see both hdtv.xvid and hdtv.x264. like with the crf switchover, every group will eventually make
the
transition as they will otherwise face becoming obsolete.
Posted at 28/02/2012, 03:34
yep, totally agree, eztv, please pay attention to these complaints. we are downloading elsewhere,
and why would we bother? because the format just doesnt play correctly on a lot of machines.
particularly laptops with onboard video cards
and why would we bother? because the format just doesnt play correctly on a lot of machines.
particularly laptops with onboard video cards
Posted at 28/02/2012, 12:35
this is useless. i can't play this on my usb port in my dvd player which is predominantly what i use
to play dowloads.
to play dowloads.
Posted at 29/02/2012, 03:26
i agree! i will be downloading elsewhere. why the change? cant play them.
