This is a list of links (mostly external) to some useful
information and articles about such things as audio/video
compression, file formats, etc.
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This is a Microsoft article that provides an overview of VC-1 and details
its status as an established open standard. Comparative information
is given to demonstrate how well VC-1 compares to two other codecs
in use today, H.264 and MPEG-2.
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This is a link to Wikipedia's entry about VC-1. This article gives a only
brief overview of VC-1 and it's features.
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A brief comparison of H.264 and VC-1. Unfortunately there are a few errors in the tables.
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This is a brief document introducing H.264 and VC-1 by Enciris Technologies.
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This is an 2006 EE Times article discussing the newer advanced video codecs.
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This book, by Jae-Beom Lee and Hari Kalva, is a good reference book for those interested
in the VC-1 and H.264 standards.
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This Microsoft article presents Advanced Systems Format (ASF). ASF is a file and container format
designed to store multimedia data. It is a format suitable for both streaming over networks
and local playback.