Xvid 1.2.2 stable release

This release is Xvid 1.2.2 bugfix release. It is API compatible with the previous 1.2.1 stable release. This release contains important, security-related fixes. Update is highly recommended.

Changes since 1.2.1:

xvidcore library 

  • Workaround for nasm bug with Mach-O/OSX target
  • Fix for missing resync marker range check (reported by IBM X-Force. Thanks go to John McDonald and Christopher Valasek)
  • Improved precision for RGB<->YUV conversions
  • Fix for potential RGB24 access violation
  • Updated compiler options for Apple PPC target
  • Fixed MSVC6 projects to work for path names with spaces

VFW frontend

  • Updated mingw makefile

DShow frontend

  • Bugfix for wrong handling of xvidcore XVID_ERR_MEMORY return code (reported by IBM X-Force. Thanks to John McDonald and Mark Dowd)

You can read a more detailed description of the changes in the ChangeLog file available in the top directory of the inflated sources tarball.

xvidcore-1.2.2.tar.gz
xvidcore-1.2.2.tar.bz2
xvidcore-1.2.2.zip

Xvid daily snapshot

Xvid cvs snapshot, zipped together daily at 0:00 CET.
Warning: This code might not work or not even compile at all!


xvid_latest.tar.gz

Codec Voting

What should be the focus of future development?
Rate-control - by implementing higher-quality multi-pass coding
General encoder speed-up
More 64-bit architecture optimizations
Multi-threading/Dual-core optimizations
Subjective/perceived quality enhancements
Encoder decisions - by doing even more R-D optimizations

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