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8 Jul 2024 10:58:50 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Most ambitious ever!  
From: Andrew Coppin
Date: 23 Sep 2003 15:59:39
Message: <3f70a62b$1@news.povray.org>
> > I just tried using a codec listed as "Intel Indeo Video 4.5". The
> > configuration box doesn't let you select a bitrate
>
> Do you know how ancient and outdated the Intel Indeo codecs are?

Erm... No.

> The first
> hit searching in Google for the quoted string "Intel Indeo Video 4.5" will
> give you a hint ...

I take it from that it's old? (And, therefore, poor quality.)

> and as of Windows XP SP 1, even Microsoft dropped it out
> of the system completely!  The codec has been _outdated_ at least five
years
> ago now...

Interestingly, Windows XP SP1 happens to be what I've got... so where the
heck did I get these codecs from? Hmm... weird!


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