Posted by Richard Crowley on 04/18/07 17:26

"nappy" wrote ...
> "Richard Crowley" wrote...
>> "jazu" wrote ...
>>> (are encoding and rendering the same operation?)
>>
>> Essentially, yes.
>
> Except that rendering produces an uncompressed image and encoding takes
> that image and formats it per the codec spec. I like to break the two down
> like that. Since I do a lot of rendering seperately from any actual
> encoding process. While the two may happen simultaneously they are in fact
> distinct processes.
>
> Other than that.. Crowley's always right.

Oh, come now. *I* don't even agree with that! :-)

(I was trying to answer from the OP's percieved perspective).

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