[27:11:2014][20:05:57] <BakaProxy> what are the downsides of vfr video? other than possible playback problems with said media players?
[27:11:2014][20:10:05] <Lord> mainly compatibility with weird playback setups indeed
[27:11:2014][20:15:06] <Mandarinka> downsides could be slightly more effort for the encoder
[27:11:2014][20:15:26] <Mandarinka> but it really only comes down to muxing with timecodes at the end
[27:11:2014][20:15:53] <Mandarinka> and if there are 30 fps parts in the video, treating them as such is the *proper* thing to do
[27:11:2014][20:16:03] <BakaProxy> yeah, though are there really that much players that fuck up on vfr?
[27:11:2014][20:16:24] <Mandarinka> no idea about white or other plastic toys
[27:11:2014][20:16:40] <wm4> I wouldn't expect that there are many players that get it totally wrong; but what about stupid shit like monitor refresh rate switching?
[27:11:2014][20:16:46] <Mandarinka> if you mean doing VFR through some automatic filters though, that might have some problems, like misdetection
[27:11:2014][20:17:14] <Mandarinka> wm4: I don'T think any player would attempt to switch mode during playback
[27:11:2014][20:17:46] <Mandarinka> because that is a sure way to get a blackout for a few seconds
[27:11:2014][20:18:11] * Mandarinka hopes FreeSync/G-Sync could one day be used for that
[27:11:2014][20:18:22] <Mystery_Keeper> Never tried, but I'd think VFR video would be a pain to cut and edit.
[27:11:2014][20:19:24] * ChanServ sets mode: +o Kintaro
[27:11:2014][20:20:58] <wm4> Mandarinka: I think that's exactly what's it intended to be used for
[27:11:2014][20:22:12] <Mandarinka> not really, Nvidia marketed it at gaming, AMD too at the start
[27:11:2014][20:22:42] <lachs0r> Mandarinka: doesn’t matter though, at least for mpv
[27:11:2014][20:22:43] <Mandarinka> only lately they added mentions that it will be usable for lowering power consumption in mobile devices and for video playback
[27:11:2014][20:22:44] <lachs0r> hurrhurr
[27:11:2014][20:22:51] <AzraelNewtype> mp4 supports vfr so honestly toys are probably fine at it too tbh