Google summer of code

This year, x264 is participating in Google Summer of Code. We have accepted four applications out of a total of roughly 15 applications (out of Videolan's roughly 80 applications and 14 slots). The projects are as follows:

Robert Deaton (masquerade): Improve B-frame decision, both in terms of simple numbers of B-frames, direct modes, frame ordering, reference frame using, etc.

Joey Degges (keram): Improve inter mode search and decision and experiment with more psychovisual optimizations

Aki Jäntti (Kuukunen): Use a "macroblock tree" structure to measure the temporal importance of various parts of the image.

Holger Lubitz (holger): General assembly optimizations and speed improvements.

Good luck to all participants!