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i'm a well read video geek who works in the software industry, makes great cocktails, cooks, and likes to work on old volvos. ...more

Hi folks. Based on e number of emails I've gotten lately, I know one of my old Macbreak appearances must have run again recently. Let me welcome you all and apologize in advance. yes, I know one of the x264 posts is missing some images - I promise, I'll dig them up this week. As you may have noticed, I don't add much here anymore. It's not that I don't still find compression fascinating, it's just

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