I had to quickly re-tune the web server to withstand the load from the story which would eventually receive over 4000 diggs. A few days before the expected first release of Perian, I remember I was getting ready to teach class when I saw some comments that Perian had made digg. We were starting to prepare for a first release that essentially supported the common AVI files. We even went as far as to patch FFmpeg to improve it’s compile procedures on the Mac and perform cross-compiling. At first we built FFmpeg’s libav libraries into raw binaries which we checked into the repository, but we quickly transitioned to using an svn:external and making a build script to create x86 and ppc versions of the library. Augie was already using the name Perian, so I named the repository that as a temporary measure. I started to setup an SVN repository on my server, where it is still hosted to this day, but I needed a name. On June 9, 2006, Augie approached me on IM and said “say, any interest in updating the the ffmpeg based quicktime component?” He had already dedicated a lot of work into improving FFusion and the AviImporter, and I decided to join him. I had used most of these pieces before the Perian project started, but none were satisfactory. They were FFusion, AviImporter, and matroskaqt. I’m sure many here don’t know it, but Perian existed previously in several pieces and none of them were called Perian. It was a wonderful ride, but now we leave it behind and ride off into the sunset. So I decided to recount my history with the project, through its trials and its joys. Perian was so quiet in its arrival that I never stopped to realize how loud its departure may be. I can see that the community reaction is that of disappointment as well. It was a long time coming, but still a sad day none the less. By now, most of your are familiar with our announcement that the Perian team is retiring.
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