My first reaction was "oh god, not again", but I have the current (5.0.2)
divx codec installed and I can only play the second movie.  Can anyone see
the first?


"Peter Popov" <pet### [at] vipbg> wrote in message
news:oa3rpuovbini1h8hod3fujs7pgfqn0sh51@4ax.com...
> On Fri, 4 Oct 2002 08:38:45 -0400, "Greg M. Johnson"
> <gregj:-)565### [at] aolcom> wrote:
>
> >I couldn't see it.  could we have this in MPG-1?
>
> Greg, *please*, http://www.divx.com/divx/ - or do we have to get a
> duplicated big binary message for every movie you can't view because
> you don't care for a single 3 MB download?
>
>
> Peter Popov ICQ : 15002700
> Personal e-mail : pet### [at] vipbg
> TAG      e-mail : pet### [at] tagpovrayorg

Post a reply to this message

"Timothy R. Cook" <tim### [at] scifi-fantasycom> wrote in message
news:3d9d8edf$1@news.povray.org...
>
> Greg, why don't you just conform and download the Divx Player?
>

Among the places I lurk include PC's where I'm not supposed to meddle with
the software.

I've heard CG animation professionals say they're trapped on Linux boxes
with no capability of seeing divx anims. I can show you a link to the
discussion...

If it's not good enough for irtc.org or 10secondclub.org,  it's not good
enough for povray.binaries.animations .  Are they mere codec Luddites?

I'm philosophically opposed to quasi-proprietary codecs which are
GIF-bombs-in-the-making.

You know that MPG-1 is the common courtesy for posting here...

Post a reply to this message

"Spock" <spo### [at] nospamcom> wrote in message
news:3d9d93cf$1@news.povray.org...
> My first reaction was "oh god, not again", but I have the current (5.0.2)
> divx codec installed and I can only play the second movie.  Can anyone see
> the first?



<LOL>

Post a reply to this message

Greg M. Johnson wrote:

> I've heard CG animation professionals say they're trapped on Linux boxes
> with no capability of seeing divx anims. I can show you a link to the
> discussion...

Tell them there is 'mplayer'... My animation has been encoded with it on a 
linux box!

> 
> If it's not good enough for irtc.org or 10secondclub.org,  it's not good
> enough for povray.binaries.animations .  Are they mere codec Luddites?
> 

While on irtc it is important that all judges can see the animation there 
is not a fixed group of judges here ;) But hey, I just figured out how to 
make mpeg12 with mencoder (cannot quarante for the mpeg-1) so I'll repost 
it.

- Micha
-- 
objects.povworld.org - The POV-Ray Objects Collection
book.povworld.org    - The POV-Ray Book Project

Post a reply to this message

Peter Popov wrote:

>
> Greg, *please*, http://www.divx.com/divx/ - or do we have to get a
> duplicated big binary message for every movie you can't view because
> you don't care for a single 3 MB download?
>

Well, I have to agree with Greg. There are many animations here that I
would like to see, but can't since it is in Divx format.

The divx site claims to have a Mac-codec available, but that doesn't
help much since it causes the computer to crash horribly as soon as the
play-button is pressed. However, as long as the Divx-format is mentioned
when it is used, I can avoid downloading it. But it is a bit annoying
when its use isn't mentioned in the posts.

Post a reply to this message

"Spock" <spo### [at] nospamcom> wrote in message
news:3d9d93cf$1@news.povray.org...
> My first reaction was "oh god, not again", but I have the current (5.0.2)
> divx codec installed and I can only play the second movie.  Can anyone see
> the first?
>
Yes, plays fine here. Though I may have a very slightly older version
installed

Post a reply to this message

"Micha Riser" <mri### [at] gmxnet> wrote in message
news:3d9d976b@news.povray.org...
> Greg M. Johnson wrote:
>
> > I couldn't see it.  could we have this in MPG-1?
>
> I am not sure if it is really mpeg. While mplayer claims it to be I cannot
> play it with another player that only plays mpeg.
>
mpeg12 you say? Media Player spits out "Cannot find codec" and then plays a
lot of coloured blocks :( Where'd you get the codec?

Post a reply to this message

Hehe, and these ones I can't see, cause my Windows
Media Player says it cant find the codecs...

You're using Linux? In that case I can't suggest
you to use TMPEG-Enc, which is a freeware
and VERY good MPEG Encoder I have once
found and used ever since.

--
Tim Nikias
Homepage: http://www.digitaltwilight.de/no_lights/index.html
Email: Tim### [at] gmxde


> I am not sure if it is really mpeg. While mplayer claims it to be I cannot
> play it with another player that only plays mpeg.

Post a reply to this message

On Fri, 4 Oct 2002 09:12:48 -0400, "Spock" <spo### [at] nospamcom> wrote:

>My first reaction was "oh god, not again", but I have the current (5.0.2)
>divx codec installed and I can only play the second movie.  Can anyone see
>the first?

Sure. They are encoded in the same way, at least that's what Windows
tells me. And of course I had no problems viewing them.


Peter Popov ICQ : 15002700
Personal e-mail : pet### [at] vipbg
TAG      e-mail : pet### [at] tagpovrayorg

Post a reply to this message

Tim Nikias wrote:

>
> You're using Linux? In that case I can't suggest
> you to use TMPEG-Enc, which is a freeware
> and VERY good MPEG Encoder I have once
> found and used ever since.
> 

And where could I find this? I only found 
http://www.tmpgenc.net/e_main.html but cannot see a Linux version.

- Micha


-- 
objects.povworld.org - The POV-Ray Objects Collection
book.povworld.org    - The POV-Ray Book Project

Post a reply to this message