I think this is fabulous news. Congratulations to all who worked on it. A patent-unencumbered (say that 10x fast) royalty-free codec is something the world needs.
So what if Microsoft doesn't support it, they don't support H.264 or AAC either (XBox & Zune aside) and look where that got iTunes. Now, a deal to ecapsulate Dirac in Flash would be the next step, no? In a branded streaming player... ? Sean - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/
