Hi, Just yesterday on the sidelines of FSUG meeting, we discussed the possibility of Google open sourcing the VP8 format/codec and the opportunities it could open. VP8 is more than major contender against the controversial H.264 format - the former is considered far superior in quality and efficiency. Coincidentally, news has started spreading around that Google is just about the do that.
See this (From a slashdot post): http://newteevee.com/2010/04/12/google-to-open-source-vp8-for-html5-video/ This could be the big moment we were waiting for. Such an action by Google could set the HTML5 standard really free and make the future of Web multimedia really bright. But it is not yet time to celebrate. Google has not yet made any official announcement. This could be a rumour - or even worse, an intentional one intended at arm twisting Google into doing it. Can any member throw an insight into authenticity of this news? Regards, Gokul Das -- "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm" group. To control your subscription visit http://groups.google.co.in/group/ilug-tvm/subscribe To post to this group, send email to ilug-tvm@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to ilug-tvm-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For details visit the google group page: http://groups.google.com/group/ilug-tvm?hl=en To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject.
