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Originally Posted by nevcairiel
This is not something any streaming service does though, so why should they invest into developing stuff for a goal they don't even need?
Its just how it goes. And for UHD Blu-ray discs, they can just throw massive bitrates at it to solve any such issues.
As said above, it all comes back to the same thing: If you want a codec for a use-case that noone else focuses on, then do the work, instead of the complaining.  |
That's okay response to complains, but irrelevant response to criticism of the technicals. BTW, I'm not sure all the free software developers contributing are paid by those streaming companies, yet they contribute to this software that is directed at the companies interest only as you say. Perhaps there is some exploitation of volunteer goodwill?
Also you can't really expect users to jump to programming and so that shouldn't really be thought of as a solution. Even if with the open source principles, you are actually entitled to it. But, it's not like, easy to do. Second, users want to do the using, not switching roles to open source programmers.
It's probably easier to just not use such software (and use x264, x265, whatever is better). Though with this "open formats" movement/fandom/advocacy, there is this curious anomaly that people are so strong subscribers to the concept that they want to use it even if it "is not for them" at all... well there are lots of weird layers to these debates.
I think this superstrong mindshare that bends people's views is another reason why pointing out the technical problems should keep being done. And not brushed aside by "it's not for you" arguments. The enthusiasts al over the internets seem to think "it" is for them, by the look of it.
Maybe sometimes they also think all those winning compression tests and netflix blogs are also for them (while perhaps they also aren't?).