Kritik: VP8 ist schlechter als H.264 - Golem.de

Kritik: VP8 ist schlechter als H.264 - Golem.de

VP8 ist schlechter als H.264

Der x264-Entwickler Jason Garrett-Glaser hat eine technische Analyse des von Google als Open Source freigegebenen Codecs VP8 veröffentlicht. Sein Urteil fällt kritisch aus. Vor allem die Spezifikation des Codecs sei katastrophal und die Qualität des Encoders liege irgendwo zwischen Xvid und Microsoft VC-1."

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PEnGUIn Encoder M4V 0.98b10 - Video encoder. (Free)

PEnGUIn Encoder M4V 0.98b10 - Video encoder. (Free): "

PEnGUIn Encoder M4V 0.98b10

PEnGUIn Encoder M4V is a GUI for mencoder designed to encode from most video file formats to MP4.

Users may find that the GUI looks like the same PEnGUIn Encoder MP4 except soft subtitle support for ipod, iphone, Apple TV and Quicktime, iTunes.

In the tutorials folder, I put some mp4 videos helping users easier to know how PEnGUIn Encoder M4V works.

WHAT'S NEW

Version 0.98b10:

• Broken DivX Encoding was addressed
  
• 2-Pass Encoding (In Prefereneces' setting)
  

REQUIREMENTS

Mac OS X 10.5 or later.

PRICE

Free

DEVELOPER

Lafear

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Safari AdBlocker 1.9.8.1 - 64-bit ad-blocker. (Free)

Safari AdBlocker 1.9.8.1 - 64-bit ad-blocker. (Free): "

Safari AdBlocker 1.9.8.1

Safari AdBlocker is the only 64-bit ad blocker built for Mac OS X 10.5 or later to integrate directly into Safari, for minimum disruption to your browsing experience.

WHAT'S NEW

Version 1.9.8.1:

• code optimization


• fixed site-whitelisting...

REQUIREMENTS

Mac OS X 10.5 or later.

PRICE

Free

DEVELOPER

Russell Gray

DOWNLOADS

50549

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Leak backs new iPhone's 960x640 screen

Leak backs new iPhone's 960x640 screen: "Rumors of the new iPhone getting a 960x640 screen were supported today by claims from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Apple's new device will reportedly not only get the higher resolution but a much higher quality IPS (in-plane switching) panel with a relatively new technology to ease reading outdoors. Fringe-field switching, or FFS, would improve the viewing angles and readability in sunlight and is allegedly being used to improve the viability of iBooks on the iPhone, Kuo said....

(Via MacNN.)

NZBVortex 0.7.2 - Lightweight Usenet NZB download client; now for Mac OS X 10.5 also. (Shareware)

NZBVortex 0.7.2 - Lightweight Usenet NZB download client; now for Mac OS X 10.5 also. (Shareware): "

NZBVortex 0.7.2

NZBVortex is a small and efficient NZB usenet client for Mac OS X, optimized for performance and ease of use.

A selection of the current features:

• Optimize download size
  
• Post processing (parring and unrarring)
  
• Multi connection downloading
  
• Simultaneous transfer (option)
  
• SmartCheck
  
• Shutdown when all downloads are completed
  
• Skip sample files (option)
  
• Put computer to sleep when done
  
• NZB watch folder
  
• Skip Sample files (option)
  
• yEnc encoded articles
  
• Simple but clear UI
  
• Optimized for OSX 10.6 (32/64 bit)
  
• Native GUI for OSX
  
• Small footprint, micro
  
• Low HDD usage (memory caching)
  
• SSL servers
  
• Download Throttling/Limiting
  
• Growl support
  

WHAT'S NEW

Version 0.7.2:

• Make new file IO more robust regarding incorrect compiled articles
  

REQUIREMENTS

Mac OS X 10.5 or later.

PRICE

$14.99

DEVELOPER

Ger Teunis

DOWNLOADS

2462

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MediaInfo Mac 0.7.7.58 - Multimedia file analyzer. (Free)

MediaInfo Mac 0.7.7.58 - Multimedia file analyzer. (Free): "

MediaInfo Mac 0.7.7.58

MediaInfo Mac is a multimedia file analyzer. By using the amazing MediaInfo Library by Jerome Martinez, it will tell you every detail about codecs, settings, profiles and containers used for almost any audio or video file.

WHAT'S NEW

Version 0.7.7.58:

• Hopefully fixed a weird bug making the application crash in some PowerPC machines.
• Fixed some bugs in the UI: Improved the \'Save as text report behavior\'
• Improved overall usability of the Export and Open dialogs.
• Added a preference setting for keeping the application running after the last window is closed (Seems to be the default behavior for Mac applications, several user requests for this little tweak).
• MediaInfo Mac is Now 100% native 64 bit code for capable systems which makes it a lot faster, specially for BIG files.
• Improved the default behavior of the save panel for the export to text feature
• Updated the Sparkle Framework to version 1.5b5
• Built against the Mac OS X 10.5 SDK
• AVS (Chinese Audio Video Standard) support
• AVI: Support of malformed chunks
• Matroska: delay between audio and video calculation (for AC-3, DTS, MPEG Audio)
• Full Replay gain support (gain/peak, track/album) for Flac/Ogg/MP3
• MPEG-TS without PAT/PMT (example: stream captured by some satellite TV receivers) support
• MPEG-TS: Service info (name, provider, channel number) for both DVB and ATSC tags
• Dot and thousand separator localized
• Matroska: Handling of audio Delay
• DV: Crash with floating point exception on some files
• BDAV: Some QuickTime files misidentified as BDAV
• MPEG Video: Some raw files with high bitrate were not detected
• Id3v2: Crash with some malformed Id3v2 fields
• Id3v2: Problem when parsing big (>1M) Id3v2 tags, file was no more detected
• WMA/WMV: there was textual info (Linux/Mac only)
• Video, Resolution/bits per pixel was sometimes per color entity, sometimes per pixel, now always per pixel
• MPEG Video, the \'Component\' video standard was not detected
• AVI: Delay of interleaves (example: \'64 ms (1.53 video frames)\')
• AVI: Report if the audio frames are split across or aligned on
• MPEG-Video (raw): handling of \'not started at the beginning\' time_code
• MPEG-PS: Trying to prevent errors with time code reset in the stream
• AVC: Trying to detect raw AVC streams without SPS/PPS
• AAC in MPEG-TS: complete parsing of ADTS stream for more info about AAC
• AAC in MPEG-TS: complete parsing of IOD based stream for more info about AAC
• MPEG-TS: better detection of PCR time code
• AAC: specifying the muxing mode (ADIF, ADTS or LATM)
• MPEG-TS: Detection of scrambled streams
• AVi, Identify ODML files
• AC-3/DTS/AAC: Added another Channel configuration string (example: \'3/2.1\') in advanced mode
• Added proportion of each stream in the file (example: \'500 MiB (90%)\')
• Handling of multiple programs in one PMT PID
• Handling of streams in multiple programs
• FLV: detection of AVC and AAC
• Never-ending 100% CPU if input file doesn\'t exist
• MPEG Video: Detection of 2:3 and 2:2:2:2:2:2:2:2:2:2:2:3 Pulldown
• VC-1: Detection of 2:3 and 2:2:2:2:2:2:2:2:2:2:2:3 Pulldown
• AVC: Detection of MBAFF
• MPEG-4 files: More info (profile, format settings, encoder name, x264 settings) for some well-known stream formats
• MPEG-4 files: Better handling of not common formats (ALS, PNG, AC-3, DTS... in .mp4)
• Bluray: detection of subtitles
• Additional formats detected: Module, Extended module, Impulse Tracker, Scream Tracker 3
• mp4: some specific iTunes atoms were not correctly parsed
• AC-3 TrueHD in bluray detection (even if the stream is splitted in 2 sub-streams)
• Original framerate is shown if the framerate from the video stream and the one in the container are different
• Bluray: Duration
• FLV with audio delay detection
• Some mono HE-AAC audio track detected as 2 channels with PS
• VC-1 in TS detection even if the stream_type is not declared
• DV (raw) files support
• Better support of DV in AVI container (type 1 and 2)
• AVC: Handling of SEI which is before a SPS
• AVC in AVI: reading more info (Profile, Cabac...) from streams created by FFMpeg
• Vorbis in AVI: reading more info (Max bitrate, tags...) from streams created by FFMpeg
• Detection of VC-1 in MPEG-TS from MainConcept encoder
• AVI with MPEG-Audio VBR and delay: delay was incorrect
• Pixel Aspect Ratio was sometimes inverted (1/x)
• XviD CodecID was redirected on Koepi website, no more available, changed to official XviD webpage
• DV in AVI: DV aspect ratio errors

REQUIREMENTS

Mac OS X 10.5 or later.

PRICE

Free

DEVELOPER

Diego Massanti

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16153

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SneakPeek Pro 1.4.1 - Quick Look plugin for Illustrator/InDesign/EPS docs. (Demo)

SneakPeek Pro 1.4.1 - Quick Look plugin for Illustrator/InDesign/EPS docs. (Demo): "

SneakPeek Pro 1.4.1

SneakPeek Pro... Now Mac OS X Leopard users can preview their Illustrator, InDesign, EPS and Freehand MX documents without launching an application. Introducing SneakPeek Pro.

• Quickly flip through your graphics files in Cover Flow
  
• View list of fonts, images and swatches used in Quick Look (CS3 & CS4)
  
• See previews of graphics documents within any open dialog box
  
• File previews magically appear on your Desktop and Finder windows
  

WHAT'S NEW

Version 1.4.1:

• Fixed a bug that prevented some previews from displaying images outside of Finder

REQUIREMENTS

Mac OS X 10.5 or later.

PRICE

$19.95

DEVELOPER

Code Line

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6113

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Safari AdBlocker 1.9.8 - 64-bit ad-blocker. (Free)

Safari AdBlocker 1.9.8 - 64-bit ad-blocker. (Free): "

Safari AdBlocker 1.9.8

Safari AdBlocker is the only 64-bit ad blocker built for Mac OS X 10.5 or later to integrate directly into Safari, for minimum disruption to your browsing experience.

WHAT'S NEW

Version 1.9.8:

• Fixed an adblocking regression

REQUIREMENTS

Mac OS X 10.5 or later.

PRICE

Free

DEVELOPER

Russell Gray

DOWNLOADS

48902

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Steam 1.0 - Multiplayer and communications platform for gaming. (Free)

Steam 1.0 - Multiplayer and communications platform for gaming. (Free): "

Steam 1.0

Steam is a digital distribution, digital rights management, multiplayer and communications platform developed by Valve Corporation. It is used to distribute a large number of games and related media entirely over the Internet, from small independent efforts to larger, more popular games. Steam is set apart from similar services primarily by its community features, completely automated game update process, and its use of in-game functionality.

Instantly access your favorite games

• Over 1,100 games are available to purchase, download, and play from any computer. Check out the new releases, indie hits, casual favorites and everything in between.

Join the Steam Community

• Find someone to play with, meet up with friends, connect with groups of similar interests, and host and join chats, matches, and tournaments.
  

Chat with your friends while gaming

• See when your friends are online or playing games and easily join the same games together. Chat with your buddies, or use your microphone to communicate in any game.
  

Automatic game updates

• Hunting for patches and downloading from unorganized web sites is so twentieth-century. On Steam, your games stay up-to-date by themselves. No hassles.
  

REQUIREMENTS

• 1 GHz or faster processor.
• Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later.
• 2-button mouse recommended.
• Broadband connection recommended.

PRICE

Free

DEVELOPER

Valve Software

DOWNLOADS

1997

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New iPhone spotted running iPhone 4.0, reaching the West

New iPhone spotted running iPhone 4.0, reaching the West: "One of the same Vietnamese sites responsible for discovering a different iPhone prototype has shown its device running iPhone 4.0. The phone appears to be working with both a cellular connection to GSM carrier VinaPhone and Wi-Fi turned on. The shot by Taoviet makes it difficult to tell if the screen is higher resolution, though even if so the public iPhone 4.0 betas may not support the higher pixel count to avoid giving away a hardware secret....




"

(Via MacNN.)

iPhone 4 (HD) im Video

Little Snitch 2.2.3 - Alerts you to outgoing network connections. (Demo)

Little Snitch 2.2.3 - Alerts you to outgoing network connections. (Demo): "

Little Snitch 2.2.3

Little Snitch... A firewall protects your computer against unwanted guests from the Internet. But who protects your private data from being sent out? Little Snitch does!

As soon as you\'re connected to the Internet, applications can potentially send whatever information they want to wherever they want.

Sometimes they do this for good reason, on your explicit request. But often they don\'t. Little Snitch allows you to intercept these unwanted connection attempts, and lets you decide how to proceed.

Little Snitch informs you whenever a program attempts to establish an outgoing Internet connection. You can then choose to allow or deny this connection, or define a rule how to handle similar, future connection attempts. This reliably prevents private data from being sent out without your knowledge. Little Snitch runs inconspicuously in the background and it can also detect network related activity of viruses, trojans and other malware.

WHAT'S NEW

Version 2.2.3:

• Fixed an issue when creating rules by dragging an application into the Little Snitch rules window.


• Fixed a localization issue in the preferences window.


• Fixed: Some applications were not shown with their correct app icon.


• Improved detection of invalid rules.


• Some minor UI improvements.

REQUIREMENTS

Mac OS X 10.4 or later.

PRICE

$29.95

DEVELOPER

Objective Development

DOWNLOADS

502714

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Nächste Generation des iPhones in Vietnam gesichtet

Nächste Generation des iPhones in Vietnam gesichtet: "Wie Engadget berichtet, wurde nun auch in Vietnam bereits die nächste Generation des iPhones gesichtet. Dabei unterscheidet sich das in Vietnam befindliche Modell minimal von dem Entwickler-Gerät, welches in den USA aufgetaucht war. So sind beispielsweise die beiden Schrauben am Dock Connector beim Vietnam-Modell verschwunden. Darüber hinaus fällt die Speicherkapazität mit 16 GB deutlich niedriger als bei dem Entwickler-Modell mit 80 GB

(Via MacTechNews.de > News.)

Gruml 0.9.19.12 - Google Reader viewer and account manager. (Free)

Gruml 0.9.19.12 - Google Reader viewer and account manager. (Free): "

Gruml 0.9.19.12

Gruml allows you to view and manage your feed subscriptions of your Google Reader account on Mac OS X.

Read your newsfeeds, manage them in folders, tag them, and much more – all in sync with your Google Reader account.

Gruml is currently still in beta stage.

WHAT'S NEW

Version 0.9.19.12:

• New: 64bit application


• New: Evernote support; see menu 'Article - Sent Article to... - Evernote', SHIFT+ALT+E, or customize toolbar icon


• New: View 'Recommended items' in 'Your Stuff'-section


• New: Comments and Notes are shown inside Gruml; see icons in status bar, and menu 'Article - Show Notes/Show Comments'


• New: Add comments to shared articles. See menu 'Article / Add Comment'


• New: manually refresh a feed (CMD+R, or use menu item); all feeds: CMD+SHITFT+R


• Improvement: sync will be done with multiple threads (increased sync speed); set number of parallel threads in Preferences


• Improvement: folders and feeds respect sort order of Google Reader


• Improvement: Embedded Flash video (Youtube, Vimeo, etc.) will be shown in preview


• Improvement: Show general information as Growl notifications instead alerts (if Growl is installed)


• Improvement: Search


• Improvement: TwitPic/YFrog images are shown as downloadable items


• Improvement: Clear local cache: press and hold SHIFT while opening Gruml, or use menu 'Gruml - Clear Local Cache'


• Fixed: date/time of articles handled as GReader does


• Fixed: favicon handling improved


• further bug fixes

REQUIREMENTS

Mac OS X 10.5 or later.

PRICE

Free

DEVELOPER

Andreas Schwelling

DOWNLOADS

5403

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(Via MacUpdate - Mac OS X.)