Wow, that's a blast from the past! I now work for Microsoft.
Can you tell me which AVI codecs you tried for RGB and YUV?
-Ben Waggoner
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Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 11:28 AM
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Subject: Re: question about wm9 encodes
I am new to the Windows Media Encoder 9 Series. I had the same problem as=
the attached message below from 3+ years ago mentioned, i.e. the encoder =
produces images that are brighter than the source images and color isn't =
preserved perfectly (even at high bitrates). I have tried this with AVI =
files in both RGB and YUV formats.
- Is this a feature/bug with the encoder?
- is this a problem with my settings?
Tue, 30 Dec 2003 16:22:38 -0800, Ben Waggoner <ben (AT) INTERFRAMEMEDIA (DOT) CM=
wrote:

>Patrick,
>
Is the source a RGB or YUV Huffyuv?
>
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>on 12/29/03 3:18, Patrick Masters at patrickdmasters@YAHCM wrote:
>I have been working on some mpgs converted using Huffy lossless to avi=
for my
>source for encodes and have noticed that during the first pass, the =
color is
>correct but during the second pass, the output video is brighter and =
the color
>isnt preserved. For example, the source has a person that has a dar=
k
tan but
>during the second pass the person looks as if they have no tan. Do I =
have to
>change the colorspace and what do I change to? How do I change the
default
>colorspace because the default has to be causing this.
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Just to verify, if you encode in RGB24 or YUY2, and play the .avi and the resulting .wmv file, the .wmv file appears brighter than its source avi file?

-Ben

From: WMTalk [mailto:WMTalk (AT) DISCUSSMS (DOT) HSTING.LSFT.CM] Behalf Arun Tirumalai
Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 4:33 PM
To: WMTalk (AT) DISCUSSMS (DOT) HSTING.LSFT.CM
Subject: Re: question about wm9 encodes

The two files I am using were created from VirtualDub - one saved as RGB24 and the other saved as YCbCr 4:2:2 (YUY2).

The encoding works fine. Its just that the output video that is shown is noticeably brighter.

Ben Waggoner <Ben.Waggoner (AT) MICRSFT (DOT) CMwrote:

Wow, that's a blast from the past! I now work for Microsoft.

Can you tell me which AVI codecs you tried for RGB and YUV?
-Ben Waggoner

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From: WMTalk [mailto:WMTalk (AT) DISCUSSMS (DOT) HSTING.LSFT.CM] Behalf Arun Tirumalai
Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 11:28 AM
To: WMTalk (AT) DISCUSSMS (DOT) HSTING.LSFT.CM
Subject: Re: question about wm9 encodes

I am new to the Windows Media Encoder 9 Series. I had the same problem as=

the attached message below from 3+ years ago mentioned, i.e. the encoder =

produces images that are brighter than the source images and color isn't =

preserved perfectly (even at high bitrates). I have tried this with AVI =

files in both RGB and YUV formats.
- Is this a feature/bug with the encoder?
- is this a problem with my settings?

Tue, 30 Dec 2003 16:22:38 -0800, Ben Waggoner

wrote:

>Patrick,
>
Is the source a RGB or YUV Huffyuv?
>
>Ben Waggoner
>Compressed Video Consulting, Training, and Encoding
>
>My Book:
>Cleaner e-book:
>
>
>
>
>on 12/29/03 3:18, Patrick Masters at patrickdmasters@YAHCM wrote:
>I have been working on some mpgs converted using Huffy lossless to avi=

for my
>source for encodes and have noticed that during the first pass, the =

color is
>correct but during the second pass, the output video is brighter and =

the color
>isnt preserved. For example, the source has a person that has a dar=
k
tan but
>during the second pass the person looks as if they have no tan. Do I =

have to
>change the colorspace and what do I change to? How do I change the
default
>colorspace because the default has to be causing this.
>
>
>
>Users Guide
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Hi All,

I understand that this isn't the first time an inquiry has been made
about WM9 STBs, but has anything changed? Amino says that they will have
one sometime Q3, but that keeps getting pushed out. Any suggestions
would be much appreciated.

Best regards,

Joaquin Costa
US Sales / Business Development
WINNV
3285 Scott Boulevard
Santa Clara, CA 95054
Phone: (408) 207-4407
Cell: (408) 605-0382
Fax: (408) 562-9183
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Hi We have been developing a WM set top box for the last year or so.
We are calling it the StreamSurfer. We are actually going to start
selling it this week as a BETA (Friday, fingers crossed).

It is built on Windows CE, has s-video and composite video out, as well
as stereo RCA out. You can attach a wifi USB dongle to it (a specific
one, US Robotics MAXg). We are also integrating WM DRM for private
network services and ppv/subscriptions.

We developed it b/c we could not find a STB on the market we liked. The
price will be $299 for the unit. It will come with all the cables
necessary. It also comes with a tv-style remote control.

I will drop the list a link to the StreamSurfer site when the unit is
available for sale. In the meantime if anyone wants a guided tour,
e-mail me off the list, I can talk you through the system and show you
how it works in our online demo environment.

We are looking for content partners, marketing partners, basically
anyone that could help. So, expect to hear more from us/me in the
coming days.

Thanks,

Troy

Troy Hanford

Principal, Flying Colors

troy (AT) fc-tv (DOT) com

301.674.1078 (direct)

202.293.5300 (office)

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Subject: WM9 Set Top Boxes

Hi All,

I understand that this isn't the first time an inquiry has been made
about WM9 STBs, but has anything changed? Amino says that they will have
one sometime Q3, but that keeps getting pushed out. Any suggestions
would be much appreciated.

Best regards,

Joaquin Costa
US Sales / Business Development
WINNV
3285 Scott Boulevard
Santa Clara, CA 95054
Phone: (408) 207-4407
Cell: (408) 605-0382
Fax: (408) 562-9183
Skype: joaquin_costa
Email: joaquin_costa (AT) winnov (DOT) com
Website: www.winnov.com

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