Next Up, libvpx "Cayuga"
Tuesday, March 8, 2011 | 5:51 PM
We're targeting late Q2, 2011 for our next named release of the VP8 Codec SDK (libvpx). We're calling this release "Cayuga" in honor of our project's roots in New York state. Also because it's fun to say. Go ahead, say it: Cayuga.
We will continue to focus on encoder speed in Cayuga. Though our Bali encoder is up to 4.5x faster than the initial VP8 release (at "Best" quality mode), there are more speed improvements to be had. As always, we'll continue to improve video quality in the encoder.
We will continue to focus on encoder speed in Cayuga. Though our Bali encoder is up to 4.5x faster than the initial VP8 release (at "Best" quality mode), there are more speed improvements to be had. As always, we'll continue to improve video quality in the encoder.
We welcome contributions from developers, so if you have ideas for improving libvpx speed or quality, get coding!
John Luther is Product Manager of the WebM Project.
2 comments:
stereotype said...
March 9, 2011 11:27 AM
stereotype said...
Why not rename VP8 to Theora2 in the next release?
It would be a nice way of paying some respect to Xiph for all their efforts in the area.
It would also be a better match to the Vorbis name, making the whole WebM codec feel less of a "frankenstein"...
VP8 is pretty meaningless and boring.... And it feels OLD.
Doing that would also set it apart and differentiate it from the "old-VP8" of the initial release.
People interested in comparisons would be googling "Theora2 vs H264" and not "VP8 vs H264", and getting fresh results.
Just an idea...
(Fixed some typos and re-posted...)
March 9, 2011 11:35 AM
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