Ok the MPEG-LA group is pushing ( quite hard ) to make H.264 the standard for HTML5 video playback. Even though H.264 is an open standard it's patent aka intellectual property encumbered requiring licensing. ( FYI both MS and Apple are part of the MPEG-LA group ) Most if not all people view the MPEG-LA group, as a closed group of Web 2.0 players that want to steam roll H.264 as the only standard for video on the web ( not all feel this, but a significant part do ).
Now enter Google and it's purchase of VP8 a video compression/codac capable of 720p and even 1080p resolutions. It is the only viable alternative to H.264, so by Google making it not only open but un-encumbered, they sent a clear message about where they stand on Web 2.0 standards. Now a good old fight is expected between the two camps the MPEG-LA group and WebM ( VP8 open source project ). I hope this will expose the real purpose of the MPEG-LA group, and I also hope that WebM succeeds meaning that after the IP law suites are over in 10+ years it's still a viable format. On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 12:31 PM, Greg M. Johnson <[email protected]>wrote: > Joe, what's the implication? There were rumors in the press of a legal > threat to Ogg Theora, which could have an impact on everyone from > podcasters to hobby animators, let alone the platform wars. Is this like > being given a completely unencumbered format? Or does this announcement > only have to do with web delivery? > > > > > From: Joseph Apuzzo <[email protected]> >> >> Google has released the On2 VP8 video codec as open source (royalty free, >> BSD-style), while also launching the WebM container format which combines >> a >> VP8 video stream with Vorbis audio. Support for WebM has been enabled on >> YouTube's HTML5 beta, and you can download patches against ffmpeg as well >> as >> DirectShow filters for Windows (Gstreamer plugins are labelled as "coming >> soon"). Mac users are out of luck for now; no QuickTime plugins have been >> announced yet. Update: The WebM blog is now open - and the list of >> partners >> is pretty decent already. It includes ARM, NVIDIA, AMD, Qualcomm, and many >> others. Update II: VP8 will be baked into Flash. Update III: The Opera >> labs >> version with WebM support has been released too, for Linux, Mac, and >> Windows. >> >> > -- > Greg M. Johnson > http://pterandon.blogspot.com > > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium > Jun 2 - Android > Jul 7 - Patent Absurdity - The Movie > Aug 4 - Samba > >
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