H.264 is a video encoding standard, not an audio encoding standard. It
won't help with phone calls too much, unless you're running video
phones that support it.
Matthew Fredrickson
On Jan 27, 2007, at 9:20 AM, Matthew Rubenstein wrote:
The H.264 codec patent by Qualcomm has been ruled invalid by a San
Diego Federal jury:
http://www.eetimes.com/news/semi/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=197001066
.
That means that H.264 codecs can now be written, distributed and
revised
freely under any license their authors choose, including GPL, public
domain, or any other, and $free now that royalties are no longer
required.
How does H.264 compare with GSM and G.729 in CPU demand (MIPS:Kbps)
and
audio quality at low bitrates? GSM is $free, but G.729 is higher
quality
(tho patented with at least $10 per running codec instance royalties).
Will H.264 become the favorite high-quality Asterisk codec, or will it
perhaps force G.729 to become free, or negligibly cheaper?
--
(C) Matthew Rubenstein
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