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Originally Posted by martino
You make it sound too easy. Common misconception; Encoding = click one button and it's done (yessss, everything is automatic nowadays ~_~) ... n_n
And it's not just the encoders losing time on a double release, you have to think of the QC and Distro team as well.
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If you are done with doing what you need to do with the H.264 release. Then making 2nd encode for the Xvid one ain't that much more trouble. QC team? Ok the translation you check with the the first encode. Checking the picture quality takes a few seconds. If you want to check the whole thing it takes 24 more minutes. Or hell get another QCer. If it's just checking faults with the encode any leecher can do it. Feel free to enlighten me on what would take so much time to make the 2nd release happen.
As for the distro team. Double releases will be needed if you want to a target a wide audience. Even if you only use the H.264 format(think a MQ and a HQ release). If you go for the Xvid and the H.264 you target an even wider audience. It's true there will be more bandwidth lost, but hey if you want more people to watch your releases you give in.
I say it would be wiser to w8 for H.264 to be more mainstream.