2012-08-25, 12:48
(2012-08-25, 11:37)[vEX] Wrote: I don't know how the data is stored, but would it be possible to just ignore the extra 2 bits and treat it like an 8-bit file? Like sending it through a "shredder" that shifts the extra bits of before playing it. Or is vital data needed for decoding in those extra bits?
It doesn't work that way. It's not just an "extra" something, it's a different profile of h.264. Before we had Hi10P support, XBMC would either not show anything or have large color blotch artifacts on the screen.