Software Update: Xvid 1.1.2

Xvid is a well-known open source video codec that allows video to be saved with an acceptable file size without compromising too much on image quality. The developers have released version 1.1.2, ending the silence that followed the release of version 1.1.0 in December of last year. The short list of changes is as follows:

This release is Xvid 1.1.2 bug fix release. It fixes and replaces previous Xvid 1.1.1 release.

Changes since 1.1.1:

xvidcore library
• Fixed typo in xvid.c
• Updated bitstream.h to fix the previous faulty non-aligned bitstream buffers fix

Changes since 1.1.0:

Xvidcore library
• Fixed bug when frame-drop (N-VOP) feature is used in combination with packed B-frames
• Fix for premature EOF in xvid_decraw example
• Fixed potential crash on Intel EMT64 architecture
• Several fixes for IA64 platform (patch by Thomas Koeckerbauer)
• Fix for visual_object_verid vs. video_object_layer_verid problem
• Ensure intervening bytes are preserved in BitstreamInit()

VFW front end

• Prevent segfault when encoding application calls compress_end with NULL codec context (PerfectDark at yandex dot ru)
• Profile definition updates

DShow front end

• Add missing debug.c

[break]If you don’t feel like compiling Xvid 1.1.2 yourself, you can go to: Koepi’s Media Development or CelticDruid justly.

The following two files can be fished in from our mirror:
Xvid 1.1.2 – Koepi
Xvid 1.1.2 – CelticDruid