Re: doc-view.el blog posting

[Bill Clementson <billclem@gmail.com>]

Hi Peter,

Peter Dyballa <Peter_Dyballa@Web.DE> writes:
> Am 03.09.2007 um 20:58 schrieb Bill Clementson:
>
>> Wouldn't libtheora be necessary for outputting OGG format videos?
>
> Yes, libtheora is needed to encode video material. Ogg is just a
> container format for *some* streams of compressed data (audio, video,
> text).
>
>
> Perian does not offer any ready to use tools. It only has the APIs
> and library functions. With QuickTime Pro or iMovie or such gadgets
> it might work to save the recorded scene in an Ogg container with
> Vorbis audio and Theora video contents.
>
> If Perian is missing things like Theora, the XiphQT plug-in has it:
> http://www.xiph.org/quicktime/.
>
>
> I am not doing anything with video or audio programmes (and my clone
> is missing spare time, too), except listening to some free music
> recorded at concerts or watching some funny video.

Ok, thanks for the info. I've had "partial" success in creating an ogg
video file from my QT movie. I did the following:

1. Downloaded XiphQT package from:
http://www.xiph.org/quicktime/download.html
2. Moved XiphQT.component to ~/Library/Components/
3. Loaded my doc-view.mov movie into iMovie
4. In iMovie, selected File/Share... menu option
5. Selected "Expert Settings" from the drop down menu
6. Selected "Movie to Ogg" as the Export: option and pressed
"Options..."
7. Under "Video Settings", I selected "Best" for Frames per Second and
"Best" for Compressor Quality and "High" for Sharpness

The movie was converted to OGG format (e.g. - an OGG container with
the sound in the Vorbis codec and the video in the Theora
code). However, although the resulting sound quality was ok, the video
quality was very poor. It was so poor that, although I could make out
what was happening in the movie, it is doubtful that anyone would want
to watch it. So, I guess converting .MOV movies to OGG format isn't
really a viable option.

On Mac OS X, I can use VLC to view OGG videos; however, I haven't been
able to find any screenrecording utility that will save to OGG. Does
anyone have any recommendations?

- Bill