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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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	Real World Video Compression 3.69 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Video Compression Handbook by Andy Beach (Goodreads Author), Aaron Owen 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Becoming an Advertising Creative: Made Terrifying 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“He couldn't believe it was only Wednesday. And it was made worse when he realized it was actually Tuesday.”
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“when we are no more the world will spin, spin and spin like nothing happened”
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