Oggcodecs release 0.82.16930
Cristian Adam <[email protected]>
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Oggcodecs release 0.82.16930
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Oggcodecs is a set of DirectShow filters for playing Ogg Vorbis, Speex,
Theora and FLAC files in Windows Media Player and other players.
This release contains a number of bugfixes, particularly to Theora
and FLAC. Added support for Windows 7, and a HTML5 <video> tehnical
preview for Internet Explorer.
Availability
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Source code:
http://downloads.xiph.org/releases/oggdsf/oggcodecs_0.82.16930-src.7z
Windows 32bit installer:
http://downloads.xiph.org/releases/oggdsf/oggcodecs_0.82.16930-win32.exe
Windows x64 installer:
http://downloads.xiph.org/releases/oggdsf/oggcodecs_0.82.16930-x64.exe
The installers are digitally signed with a certificate provided by
Unizeto Certum (http://www.certum.eu/)
Changelog for Version 0.82.16930
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* Updated Theora to version 1.1.1
* Updated Vorbis to version 1.2.3
* Windows 7 suppport (note that contextual menu entries in Windows
Explorer is not yet available - Ticket #1619)
* Added support for Theora 4:2:2 and 4:4:4 color sampling formats.
* Added HTML5 <video> tag support for Microsoft Internet Explorer. This
component is not enabled by default in the installer and it is only a
technical preview - only basic playback (play/pause by left click
button), no seeking, no controls and no HTML5 <video> interfaces
support.
To use it this functionality in Internet Explorer simply add
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml/video" to the <video> tag.
* Added 7.1 channels support for FLAC and support for files bigger than
2GBytes.
* Prefixed all DirectShow filters with "Xiph.Org". This should simplify
usage for GraphEdit/GraphStudio users.
* Fixed #1474: The installer for 64-bit Stable Version (0.81.15562) -
06.12.2008 it's NOT working properly
* Fixed #1475: Typo in README
* Fixed #1490: Theroa video resumes after starting to play in wmp 9
(win xp)
* Fixed #1491: oggcodecs doesn't work with 6-channel FLACs
* Fixed #1497: Ogg Theora Video is upside down/flipped in Windows Media
Player (v6.4.09 and v7.10)
* Fixed #1500: directshow filters messes up windows media player
file open dialogue
* Fixed #1546: OGV file(s) are crashing WMP (12)
* Fixed #1563: DirectShow filter installer does not add proper
"PerceivedType" REG_SZ to HKCR\.ext key
* Fixed #1603: Theora Videos Encoded At Around 480x360 Crash Directshow
Filter
HTML5 <video> technical preview
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Can be used as follows:
Internet Explorer versions 6.0 and 7.0
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<html xmlns:html5>
<head>
<object id="videoFactory"
classid="clsid:7cc95ae6-c1fa-40cc-ab17-3e91da2f77ca"></object>
<?import namespace="html5" implementation="#videoFactory"?>
</head>
<body>
<html5:video src="video.ogv">
</html5:video>
</body>
</html>
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Internet Explorer version 8.0
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<html>
<body>
<video src="video.ogv"
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml/video">
</video>
</body>
</html>
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Internet Explorer 8.0 syntax is simpler, all the details are stored
in Windows Registry. The xmlns attribute is required to link the <video>
tag to the actual implementation.
Support
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Please submit bug reports to the bug tracker:
https://trac.xiph.org/newticket?component=oggdsf&version=trunk
License
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Oggcodecs is Free Software, available under a BSD style license.
Enjoy
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Cristian Adam