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AMD Releases Open-Source UVD Video Support
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Originally posted by chithanh View PostIt is true that e.g. H.264 decoding is specified to be bit-exact, so any compliant decoder will produce the exact same output as the reference decoder. But some implementations choose to forego compliance for speed.
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Originally posted by brent View PostSpecifications (for H.264/VP8/VC-1/etc) say that decoding MUST be bit-exact. If your implementation chooses to ignore that, it's not a compliant decoder. Of course you can do whatever the hell you want if you ignore specifications, but you can't call it a decoder for a particular codec.
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Originally posted by Morpheus View PostWe still don't have complete Bluray support, so I'm not seeing a HTPC in my living room befor a long, long time.
Anyway it's a very good news to read for (at least partial) open source !
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Enough people support AMD
Originally posted by Sonadow View PostNot quite. Have you seem Anandtech's recent review on Haswell's GT2 and GT3 gpu cores? They can reportedly comfortably compete with an Nvidia 650M. With graphics power and nearly full FOSS support, who would choose an AMD setup over an Intel one for HTPCs?
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Originally posted by ryszardzonk View PostFrom what I know it either needs to be unencrypted one or user needs to get the AACS keys for the disk first if it is encrypted. Not really plug & play method
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