8/10 (Loses two points for the smearing, gains one back because it didn't crash my tablet). Have you spotted a weird codec in your TV show archives? Did your copy of Ghosts S01E04 also use openh264? Let me know in the comments below.
I was happily labeling Season 1, Episode 4—"Dinner Party" (the one where Trevor’s old Wall Street buddy shows up and the basement ghosts revolt). Everything was normal until I ran the file through MediaInfo. Under the Video tab, one line stopped me cold: ghosts s01e04 openh264
Unlike the proprietary codecs you usually find in streaming rips (like avc1 or hev1 ), openh264 is designed for . Think web browsers (Firefox, Chrome), WebRTC video calls, and—apparently—bootleg or transcoded copies of CBS sitcoms. Why Ghosts S01E04 ? So why would a specific episode of a comedy about bed-and-breakfast apparitions use this rare codec? I have three theories. 8/10 (Loses two points for the smearing, gains