In fact, there have been three attempts within MPEG to make an RF standards: 1)
Web Video Coding (basically an AVC baseline profile), 2) Video Coding for
Browsers (VCB)-the same as VC8-, and 3) IVC. For now, MPEG-1 is a true RF
standard so far. :-)
The licensing issue has been one of the major driving forces in MPEG. And this
is why it is so hard to make one which is royally free.
Still, I wanted to mention that there are people/industry who would like to
make Type-1 (royalty-free) MPEG standards.
After all, those who are in MPEG Type-1 are not *they*, but may well be *we*
that should work together.
Euee
-----Original Message-----
From: Monty Montgomery [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Saturday, May 9, 2015 1:22 AM
To: Euee S. Jang
Cc: Timothy B. Terriberry; Alissa Cooper; [email protected]
Subject: Re: [video-codec] LS from ITU-T SG 16
On Fri, May 8, 2015 at 12:32 PM, Euee S. Jang <[email protected]> wrote:
> I would like to mention that ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG11 (MPEG) is
> currently investigating the development of a Type-1 (royalty-free)
> standard as an exploration stage.
This has effectively 'been in committee' for 20 years.
The committee's practical purpose appears to be to mention the existence of the
committee any time an outside RF effort starts up.
When the ITU or ISO/MPEG finally manage to put out an RF video codec of any
form no matter how uncompelling, I'll start paying attention.
Not necessarily much, but hey, you have to start somewhere.
It's pretty simple: They have to give us a license we can use, delivering on
some very old and musty promises, and until then I don't care much about any
jimmies that may get rustled.
Monty
And to be clear, that's absolutely the opinion of me as an individual and not
my employer or cow-orkers.
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