I saw those clips. Pretty nice.
I have a full version of Maya, so I am playing with some ideas.
I have discovered than Microsoft's MPEG2 CODEC is pretty good at decoding, but quite horrible at encoding anything but stills.
So first thing is to write a good MPEG2 CODEC. Unless there is another one around that will suit my videophile requirements.
I am in the middle of that one now. Oh,..I am talking about home folks. Yes, I do have hobbies.