This is a quick little post inspired mostly by the comments to this news item regarding the open source VLC project. I’m sure I’ll want to refine and update it later, but right now I felt the need to jot this down. I won’t get into ripping, transcoding or conversion, this is all about playback. [...]
I’ve uploaded my obscure classic music video for friends Neon Brown to Vimeo to see how it compared to YouTube. I’ve gotta say, Vimeo is pretty slick. Neon Brown – Tipping The Fridge from Eric Peacock on Vimeo.
This is a an interesting look at all the current digital video formats we have to choose from in regards to quality. Results are based on stills, which doesn’t really say much compared to watching this on your own HD screen, but this is worth a look nevertheless.
The State of Video Playback for Mac OSX Users