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Right now HEVC encoding is slow as molasses as is VP9. If Google improves libvpx encoding and pushes it into the same ballpark as libx264 there's a much higher
by cm3 12y ago
Right now HEVC encoding is slow as molasses as is VP9. If Google improves libvpx encoding and pushes it into the same ballpark as libx264 there's a much higher chance of adoption. VP8 encoding is also slow and I don't know why Google can't manage to speed up libvpx with a team of experts vs the libx264 dev team.
- patrickaljord 12y agoI think it's because Google is trying to avoid patents, libx264 doesn't.
- astrange 12y agox264 doesn't use any more patents than other encoders. It's simply better because the volunteer/contracting development model is better for software quality than corporate closed-allocation. You're freed from short term thinking and team headcounts, so everyone who works on it can be a world-class expert… if you can find them.