Shadow2531 wrote:
With that said, if a browser can make its video element support as
many formats as it wants (which I believe most people want), I do
believe that its essential that
there be a base format that must (or strongly should) be supported.
That base format might be theora or something else.
Or, do most feel the video element should just support whatever the
browser wants and leave it at that?
I think a base format is vital. With <img> we had de-facto standard
formats because of what the first browsers supported. It took ages to
get another one added (PNG) and it wasn't widely used until browser
support firmed up.
If a base format can't be guaranteed, people will just keep using Flash,
which works almost everywhere (currently, with proprietary software
only, but keep an eye on Gnash).
Gerv
