As you may know your Xoom supports the WebM video format. This is the HTML5 solution for video encodes to replace H.264. I sure it has more to do with licensing more than it has to do with H.264 being “bad” but that is another story.
Anyway, during my initial baseline test (using a 1080p source file out of Final Cut) I was impressed on how the encoder did making a very nice looking MP4 file using the iPad quick pick. The program I used to encode was the Miro Video converter.
And initially I was surprised to see how much smaller the WebM encode was.
Then I looked at it. :( The encoder mashed it down to a 4:3 aspect ratio and it was a bit “skippy” looking. I guess I will have to figure out how to get FFMPEG with the WebM libraries going if I want to get the right aspect ratio on WebM. I pinged the company about this issue as I do not see any setting in the version I have to force things one way or another.
If you are bored and want to play around with WebM or want a good free MP4 encoder you might want to download Miro. Part II
Part II
The FireFox video encoder FireFogg
There is a free encoder that is a FF plug-in that will export WebM and while it looks great in Chrome, yet it skips around when copied to my Xoom. Lots of options and it retains the 16:9 aspect ratio. I see some potential here but would like a standalone application.
Please play with both of these and let me know your findings!
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