At 10:17 PM 10/18/2004 +0100, Alan Roberts wrote: >Indeed, MPEG2 would struggle, but a truly anonymous transmission system >could carry MPEG4, WM(whatever version) etc, and by thoroughly future proof. >What we need to standardise on is the transport stream, not the scanning >format. Let's try to get it right this time. > > > > > > I agree, 50/60P should be the ultimate format when technology can > > accommodate. However, I don't know that it can be done in a transport > > constrained to MPEG2. What do you mean an MPEG2 transport cannot progressive scan??? The MPEG-2 transport can carry any data one could wish to convey. Also, the choice between interlace and progressive scan is a no-brainer. Interlace was novel when it was introduced in 1933, but it has no place in a modern broadcast system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.