Is anyone familiar with "Smooth Video Project"?

[jgg]

I saw this program (SVP) mentioned on the CNET website (http://download.cnet.com/SmoothVideo-Project-SVP/3000-13632_4-75446994.html).

Then I looked at the product website and saw it's from Russia. I guess I'm a bit paranoid, but I decided to ask if anyone here has tried it. Thanks.

[jagabo]

I haven't looked at that one in particular but there are a lot of similar projects based on ffdshow and avisynth.

[chainik]

there are a lot of similar projects based on ffdshow and avisynth.

Please name one?

Yes, ffdshow and avisynth are common frameworks that allows real-time video processing in video player.
But the real job is always done by particular avs plugins

[mng519]

I have tried this and it is pretty good software. Takes all of the technical config out of everything and just works. You need a pretty good cpu and gpu though. If you have an okay gpu and cpu, it should do 720p pretty well. I have a laptop with a t7500 cpu dual core @ 2.2ghz, and 8700m gt gpu, and it handles 720p fine. Anything higher doesn't work so well. Hope this answers your question.

[DuplicateVideoSearch]

What's wrong with Russia?

[Hoser Rob]

What's wrong with Russia?

It's the epicentre of flaky codecs you should never put on a windows 7 system.

[DuplicateVideoSearch]

It's the epicentre of flaky codecs you should never put on a windows 7 system.

Russians mostly develop software for nuclear stations control, military, oil extraction, computer vision, robotics, social media monitoring, cryptography and voice other IP. That's what a 90% of software developers are involved in.

The niche of end user software is undeveloped in Russia and mostly filled with beginners or enthusiasts. Most often serious companies simply don't go into that area. There are exceptions though.

In 99% of anything related to codecs, you are dealing with FFMPEG based product. FFMPEG library does not relate to Russia, it is opensource project. The founder is Hungarian.

[Hoser Rob]

It's the epicentre of flaky codecs you should never put on a windows 7 system.

Russians mostly develop software for nuclear stations control, military, oil extraction, computer vision, robotics, social media monitoring, cryptography and voice other IP. That's what a 90% of software developers are involved in...

I didn't ever think those type of developers put out those crappy codecs. Those people are actual professionals.

[-t40-]

And to answer the question - yes I've tried it - it's pack of various tools and decoders you could collect them manually on Videohelp too !

"Smooth Video Project" is on Softpedia so I don't think there is something suspicious in it ...

P.S. Don't know why those trojans designed to destroy Iran's nuclear program are in my mind now ...