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> Hi David,
> I’ve missed the part where Avid needs to update. Write 64 bit stuff I
> can understand (but I have no clue how complicated / easy that would be).
> But since ProRes is already native, how hard can it be?
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> For VLC, I think it’s more LibAV than FFmpeg, but that is nitpicking.
>
> Bouke
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>> On 22 Nov 2018, at 00:46, David Ross speckydave@...
>> <mailto:speckydave@...> [Avid-L2] <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
>> <mailto:Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com>> wrote:
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>> Bouke,
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>> I just meant Avid needs updated to use it's OWN code libraries for
>> codecs, instead of QuickTime's. Adobe has already done this with
>> their apps, and Avid have stated they are in the process of doing so.
>> It's hardly a controversial point.
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>> And yes, VLC will continue to be able to play all these videos
>> happily on Mac OS, thanks to ffmpeg. Not sure how that matters to
>> Avid editors though.
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>> D..
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>> Sent from my mobile phone - please excuse spellung.
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>> On Wed, 21 Nov 2018, 23:34 Bouke <bouke@...
>> <mailto:bouke@...>wrote:
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>>> On 22 Nov 2018, at 00:02, David Rossspeckydave@...
>>> <mailto:speckydave@...>[Avid-L2] <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
>>> <mailto:Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com>> wrote:
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>>> "there isn't really such a thing as a 32-bit file"
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>> At least someone has some sense.
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>>> The codec doesn't need updated, it's the software (i.e. Avid)
>>> that needs updated.
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>> why i.e. Avid? I would say Apple is cheap and arrogant / lazy.
>> Avid gives out licenses for the codecs. I’m afraid it is a stand
>> off where both AVID and Apple want to see money for the codecs to
>> be included in FCPX.
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>> And some stupid nitwits over at the COW now call DNxXX ‘obsolete’
>> just because Apple puts its nose in the air.
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>> And WHO CARES WHAT QTX CANNOT PLAY IF THERE IS VLC AS A FIX? (the
>> rhymes come free.)
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>> Now, again (and this won’t be the last time.)
>> Quicktime is NOT dead.
>> The only thing that will be killed is QTplayer 7 (and lower) for
>> Mac on newer Mac OS’s
>> This means nothing for the .mov format. (But I fear that a lot of
>> the original specs / possibilities with the format will not be
>> supported anymore, and IMHO that is a shame. But I grasp the
>> logic, Apple is a poor company that has to keep waling on its
>> toes in order to survive in this killing business where it feels
>> the steamy hot breath of Avid and Adobe in its neck.)
>>
>>
>> Bouke
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>> Edit ‘B / VideoToolShed.com <http://videotoolshed.com/>
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