> Of course Ogg streams would be nice, but Ogg doesn't work > on a standard Windows pcs either
Adam - If by "standard" you mean Windows Media Player, that's true. Of course, WMP doesn't play MPEG-4 H.264/AAC either, which has created quite an opportunity for Apple. WMP doesn't play MPEG-2 by default for that matter. The latest WMP has even dumped some "legacy" codecs, including ISO MPEG-4. Microsoft's strategy of no Ogg support and poor support for MPEG standards (well, there is decent MPEG-1 support) has a purpose: to promote the proprietary Windows Media 9 format. An Ogg codec pack with installer is available for WMP. VLC and Miro (which installs VLC) run on PC and can natively work with Ogg. Miro can be set up as a branded player complete with installer. Adding Ogg support to Windows can't be too much to ask of nontechnical users, considering the difficulties they have encountered with the Windows-only Kontiki client iPlayer. Of course, on the server side, adding a format is easier said than done. But as the BBC's own Dirac codec can be encapsulated in an Ogg container, even this impact could be minimized I think. 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/[email protected]/
