[ubuntu-uk] [OT] We're Linux video - winner announced

[Philip Wyett]

On Mon, 2009-04-13 at 10:21 +0100, Philip Wyett wrote:
> On Mon, 2009-04-13 at 10:00 +0100, Harry Rickards wrote:
> > 
> > On 13 Apr 2009, at 09:30, Philip Wyett <philwyett at gmx.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > On Mon, 2009-04-13 at 08:54 +0100, Sean Miller wrote:
> > >> On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 10:22 PM, Ben Crisford <bencrisford at yahoo.co.uk 
> > >> > wrote:
> > >>> I heard this yeah.  I thought that the origin one made linux sound  
> > >>> like some
> > >>> disease.  I didn't like it.
> > >>
> > >> Like you, I enjoyed the winning one but wasn't too keen on the Origin
> > >> one.  Too dark and gloomy, whereas the winner was light and airy and
> > >> "fresh".
> > >>
> > >> Sean
> > >>
> > >
> > > <Rant coming> :-D
> > >
> > > I would like to offer opinion on these videos, but as a user who  
> > > doesn't
> > > use proprietary formats - I'm screwed!
> > >
> > > - All videos viewable online using flash.
> > > - The winning entry is available for download as a Windows Media  
> > > Video.
> > >  Oh and an ogg but the file is a dud at 0x0 resolution - Have fun
> > >  getting totem (or your player of choice) to play that one. ;-)
> > > - Runner up has no download version.
> > > - The third place video is available as a MOV.
> > >
> > > Well done to the Linux Foundation - We're Linux ay? :-(
> > >
> > > <Rant over>
> > >
> > > Happy Easter holidays to all.
> > >
> > > Regards
> > >
> > > Phil
> > >
> > 
> > The ogg file for the first option plays fine in VLC for me; I don't  
> > know whether it's been updated.
> > 
> > Thanks
> > Harry
> > 
> 
> Hi Harry,
> 
> The file is still the same.
> 
> The file looks a bit iffy looking at the ogginfo output below. This
> video certainly will not play for me with totem on Ubuntu 8.04. I will
> try another machine later.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Phil
> 
> Note: Stream 1 has serial number 0, which is legal but may cause
> problems with some tools.
> New logical stream (#1, serial: 00000000): type theora
> New logical stream (#2, serial: 00000001): type vorbis
> Warning: Theora stream 1 does not have headers correctly framed.
> Terminal header page contains additional packets or has non-zero
> granulepos
> Theora headers parsed for stream 1, information follows...
> Version: 3.2.0
> Vendor: Xiph.Org libTheora I 20060526 3 2 0
> Width: 720
> Height: 576
> Total image: 720 by 576, crop offset (0, 0)
> Framerate 23976/1000 (23.98 fps)
> Pixel aspect ratio 1:1 (1:1.000000)
> Frame aspect 4:3
> Colourspace unspecified
> Pixel format 4:2:0
> Target bitrate: 0 kbps
> Nominal quality setting (0-63): 44
> Vorbis headers parsed for stream 2, information follows...
> Version: 0
> Vendor: Xiph.Org libVorbis I 20050304
> Channels: 2
> Rate: 48000
> 
> Nominal bitrate: 95.200000 kb/s
> Upper bitrate: 95.200000 kb/s
> Lower bitrate: 95.200000 kb/s
> User comments section follows...
> 	DIRECTX_DURATION=0x7FFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
> Theora stream 1:
> 	Total data length: 1006738 bytes
> 	Playback length: 0m:50.008s
> 	Average bitrate: 161.051211 kb/s
> Logical stream 1 ended
> Vorbis stream 2:
> 	Total data length: 603591 bytes
> 	Playback length: 0m:50.025s
> 	Average bitrate: 96.525654 kb/s
> Logical stream 2 ended

Indeed the file does play under VLC.

http://twitpic.com/399a3/full

I suspect some bastardisation along the way here with the format. The
"DIRECTX_DURATION=0x7FFFFFFFFFFFFFFF" element would point towards this
coming from a Windows tool that isn't keeping to the file format(s)
correctly.

This so called ogg really needs pulling and fixing.

Regards

Phil
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