[opendtv] Re: VP8 Codec Open Sourced
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 20 May 2010 06:46:44 -0400
At 9:09 AM -0700 5/19/10, Kon Wilms wrote:
http://www.flashcomguru.com/index.cfm/2010/5/19/google-vp8-open-source-announcement
'An open, royalty-free media file format designed for the web. WebM
files consist of video streams compressed with the VP8 video codec and
audio streams compressed with the Vorbis audio codec. The WebM file
structure is based on the Matroska media container.'
Now we just need that Google Android TV annoucement to wrap it up.
Cheers
Kon
Looks like the main issues here are whether Google will defend VP8
against the inevitable patent infringement suits and whether VP8 is
good enough to challenge h.264.
Only time will tell, but h.264 has momentum, hardware acceleration,
and support at the OS level, including payment of the royalties by
Apple, Microsoft and others.
Should be interesting to see how this plays out!
Regards
Craig
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