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The Second Performance at the Aquarius remains a vital piece of rock history. It’s a reminder that beneath the controversy and the myth of "The Lizard King," there was a world-class band capable of stopping time.
By the summer of 1969, The Doors were in a state of transition. The fallout from the infamous Miami incident earlier that year had left the band blacklisted from many venues and Jim Morrison facing legal peril. The Second Performance at the Aquarius remains a
For years, fans sought out this legendary set through underground channels, often searching for terms like "the doors live at the aquarius theatre the second performancerar hot" to find high-quality rips of what many consider the band's most "pure" live document. The Setting: Hollywood, July 21, 1969 The fallout from the infamous Miami incident earlier
The late show at the Aquarius is often cited by keyboardist Ray Manzarek and guitarist Robby Krieger as one of their favorite nights on stage. By the time the second set rolled around, the "hits" were out of the way, the crowd was dialed in, and Jim Morrison was in a poetic, controlled, and deeply soulful mood. 1. A Blues-Drenched Setlist By the time the second set rolled around,
Unlike their televised appearances, this performance leaned heavily into the band’s blues roots. You get sprawling, gritty versions of "Back Door Man" and "Build Me a Woman." The band was tight, acting as a single telepathic unit, allowing Morrison the space to improvise vocally. 2. The Definitive "Celebration of the Lizard"
Detail when you need it. Unlike other mainstream GPU codecs, NotchLC uses variable block size and variable control point bit levels to provide extra detail while allowing greater compression in areas of flatter colours.
NotchLC breaks colour data down into luma and chroma (YUV). 12bits of depth are assigned to luma data, as in many scenarios this is where bit depth is most perceivable. 8bits are assigned to each of the U & V channels.
Rather than specify target bitrates and end up with undetermined quality outcomes, NotchLC takes the reverse approach: during encoding you set a quality level, and the encoder uses the most compression it can while preserving it.
Utilising the modern SSIM measurement method, NotchLC delivers the high-quality results that are needed to be qualified as an intermediary codec. Don’t take our word for it though — read what dandelion + burdock writes in their big, independent 10bit codec test.
See how NotchLC stacks up with with another popular GPU powered codec.
Talk to any content creator about codecs and you’ll find encoding times, right at the top of the list of concerns. NotchLC utilises the full power of the GPU to massively accelerate the encoding process.
NotchLC utilises the full power of the GPU to massively accelerate the encoding process. On a consumer PC, encoding can be up to 5.7x faster than realtime at 1080p24. As an example, we encoded the Open Source movie “Big Buck Bunny” (duration 09:57) in just 1 min and 44 secs.
In a CPU codec, the CPU decodes the image and sends the huge raw frames up to the GPU. The secret sauce of a GPU codec is that compressed frames are uploaded and the GPU does the decode. The compressed frames are much smaller in size allowing vastly more video to be passed through the PCI-e bus.
Typically you will see compression ratios of around 5:1 on motion graphics content when compared to raw video. You’ll be able to dial in your final file size by using the encoder’s Quality Level (see the manual).
NotchLC can be integrated into your software or product. We have a fully documented SDK available under a commercial license. Contact us to discuss licensing options and pricing.
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