#codecs

[netscapenavigator-official]

As much as I hate the idea of having to torrent 700+ GB and store 200+ GB, the difference in 480p and 1080p for this TV show I'm watching is absolutely necessary.

480p was practically unwatchable. Maybe the torrent creator used an intense amount of bitrate compression, but it doesn't matter. I felt like I was watching a podcast with a colorful screensaver. 720p and 1080p are so much better. Not to mention the 16:9 aspect ratio looks so much better.

However, this is another case of AV1 saving the day. 200+ GB is a lot, but 700+ GB would've been a deal breaker. As a result, I am once again asking torrent makers to use modern, fucking, video codecs. That 700+ GB is with H.265 (HEIC). I can't imagine what it would be with H.264. AV1 & Opus are really coming in clutch with this show.

[wirelessmemoryadministratorbrad]

[cerulity]

Learnt about JPEG XL today. It's really cool, and a lot of people want it.

Why? First of all, it supports both lossy and lossless compression, meaning you don't need to use different image formats to suit different needs. Plus, since JPEG XL is based on JPEG, it's already a familiar format. Secondly, to compare image formats, JPEG XL has shown to be significantly better at compressing images than basically every other format out there. When comparing lossy JPEG XL with legacy JPEG and lossless JPEG XL with PNG, JPEG XL crushes in efficiency. Even HEIC loses to JPEG XL, if not for efficiency, for usage, as JPEG XL is licensed more liberally. Compare it to AVIF, a very recent codec, and JPEG XL still comes out equal if not on top. Finally, from a more temporal standpoint, not only is JPEG XL not subject to mold like JPEG is due to having a lossless option and not having to lossily reencode the same image as it gets posted again and again, it is also future-proof compared to AVIF, which is JPEG XL's main competition. AVIF only supports up to 8K(*, it can go above but it gets really freaky) and 12-bit color, while JPEG XL supports up to 1G (= 1 million K = 1 billion pixel resolution) and 32-bit color, which is enough fidelity for applications that may require it. Oh, and it's able to be loaded in parallel. And it only requires 15% of the image to be loaded before there's enough data to display a lower-quality version until more detail comes through (like how Unreal shows low-quality versions of terrain and models until they are processed enough to show everything).

So JPEG XL seems like a really good format, right? Why isn't it used everywhere?

Because Google decided to kill it off.

Google has dropped support for JPEG XL. And Google controls the web space.

So I'm going to use JPEG XL out of spite. I love this image format. I switched my Firefox to Nightly so I can use JPEG XL. And I'm making a game engine, so I can make JPEG XL the native image format, because why not :P. There's even a JPEG XL paint.NET plugin, so spriting is easy. And if you can compile it, FFmpeg supports JPEG XL with --enable-libjxl.

I'm going to keep this format alive.

[animauxing]

We're a bit close, aren't we.

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[mikailborg]

Output a 1080p widescreen video at 320x180 just so I can remember what it looked like on my old iPod 5G (which still functions, and I still have the cable, so I could actually send it there if I wanted).

It doesn't look that bad! Though I grew up on fuzzy SD TV signals and was there for the first 240x180 QuickTime clips.

[meowlashaska]

Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, also known as Kazuhira Miller's journey to discover bisexuality

[ocielot]

absolutely reeling at tvtropes calling ocelot a yandere. i mean it isn’t wrong but it’s just such a funny way to describe him. i feel like that’s what otacon would call ocelot if his files were ever declassified tho.

[acquired-stardust]

Metal Gear Solid Playstation 1998

[cern1cal0]

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[taritoons]

This is exactly how it happened in game, trust me, I was there.

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[raaraa]

If you saw this artwork in the fanart hall, that was me! This finally gets to be posted because everyone knows the secrets and the Royal Royale SMP is over! Lady Emily and Lord Kleptonox were absolutely amazing! Loved your characters and your bestie arc, lol.

[deadscell]

“i wouldn’t do that if i where you…” wrong ❌❌❌❌

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[animauxing]

Lost my main town in ACNL with the cartridge. Trying to find some comfort someplace else.

[swordofhearts]

mgs2 otacon is sm fun he started living with snake and gained so much sass. being within snake's proximity let it seep directly into his bloodstream

[taraxippos]

I’m choosing to believe that the implications of this is that EVA and Ocelot underwent a brief truce to dig through Snake’s backpack for snacks. Ocelot declares that he wants to eat the same things Snake does and then they both sit in a tense silence while EVA crunches on 2 packets of dry instant ramen and Ocelot eats 8-10 rat carcasses.