>But cable and satellite do not really have these restrictions so we >will probably see more in between resolutions there. Personally I >think resolution should vary instantly and continuously based upon the >channel capacity and the possible benefits offered by the source. >Stat muxing re-encoders should be able to change them on the fly. > > > Ofcourse they do. They make their own restrictions. Restrictions mean simplicity and simplicity means a low-cost STB. Now if youre talking pirated movies and that whole scene of video caps in 640x272 and other 'inbetween' resolutions, then you may have a point. But you aren't going to see these used anywhere except some 'dude's HTPC or PC. If youre in the real world, good luck trying to convince the digital asset management folks that you want to support anything under the sun. Newbie datacast rollouts have previously attempted the 'use any resolution' mechanism. Ofcourse the first thing to do is chuckle as the extoll the virtues of the type of system you envisage. Eventually they come to their senses and realize that it is more expedient and less time consuming to pick a short-list of standard resolutions and one codec and use this across the board. Anything else wastes time and money. As for statmuxing VBR, you can do this already. You can use your automation system to control the encoders and flip them between SD and HD in the AM, or whatever the configuration is. All this stuff is addressable over IP these days - no rocket science there. However, changing resolutions at every flip of the coin is likely to cause your STBs to fall over. Implementing such a system is an excercise in futility. Cheers Kon ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.