New Codecs for 1.0

JBK — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 03:30:00 -0800

As some of you might know, next major release of VLC, is probably going to be called 1.0.

Some audio codecs were added to VLC for this major release, especially the ones you can find in HD-DVD and Blu-Ray Disks.

VLC media player 1.0 should be able to decode:

Dolby TrueHD/MLP
Linear PCM 8 channels as in Blu-Ray files
Dolby Digital Plus, DD+ or E-AC-3
AES3 (I know this is not in HD formats)

And VLC should still be able to play:

SMTPE VC-1
MPEG-4 AVC (H.264)
MPEG-2

Here you go, have fun!

CES Inside: Conclusion

JBK — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 23:21:00 +0100

Personnal thought on the CES

This was my first CES and my first time in Las Vegas.

Las Vegas is a crazy city, to see at least once in a man's life. I am not sure I would spend long holidays there or go there with my girlfriend/wife. But some casinos are not buildings but monuments.

CES 2008 was a good show, but had some big failures:

CES is too much on marketing and not enough technological for me. This is a bit of a shame.
There are too many babes and women on the stands and not enough on the other side of the stands.
There were too few technical information, so we can't see the difference between a great product and a great presentation.
Wireless connection and transportation sucked.

CES 2008 showed some winners and tendencies. No actual surprises, but confirmations:

Blu Ray vs HD-DVD
Wireless between devices ( Wifi, USB-W, 60Ghz, 5.8Ghz )
HD 1080p, 120hz and more
TV-connected device, Home server and centralization
Domotic isn't ready yet
Design/Art can be important for every technological device
Green and ecology friendly
Phones aren't phones anymore, they do eveything
Games can get companies a lot of money

VLC

I have counted 6 VLC media player in action on the different stands.

Yet another blog for JBKempf - Tag - Blu-Ray

New Codecs for 1.0

CES Inside: Conclusion

Personnal thought on the CES

VLC