[whatwg] About the video codec supported in HTML5

[SA Alfonso Baqueiro]

In the lack of agreement.

Instead of removing the video section from the spec, we should be
DEMOCRATIC, the codec that more vendors support should get in the spec, like
the goverments are elected.

In this case Ogg Theora will be suported by 3 vendors except Safari, so 3 vs
1, it should get in. The case of H.264 has no majority to be supported.

The whatwg has power, if the standard says something the vendors will have
to implement it to stay on the edge
they have no reason to not do it, more when the the codec of ogg is open and
the source code implementation is out there.

OPEN IS KING.

Re: [whatwg] video tag : loop for ever

[SA Alfonso Baqueiro]

hey people, you like to make everything as complex as posible don't you?

playcount=1 only one time

playcount=0 loop forever
or
playcount=-1 loop forever

whats the problem? is it really so hard to program that?

Re: [whatwg] OGG in HTML5

[SA Alfonso Baqueiro]

2007/12/11, alex [EMAIL PROTECTED]:

 I am a webdeveloper and a fierce supporter of opensource. I was under
 the impression the standards were being designed in the same opensource
 spirit, but I may have been wrong. Setting OGG as the de facto standard
 is the best idea i've heard in a long time, and now it's all coming down
 because a few companies (some of which are known for their vendor
 lock-in tactics) want to keep their empire.

 I am not saying that ogg should be enforced onto anyone, if nokia wishes
 to keep using a different format, no problem, but by making it a
 standard, we at least know that ogg will be supported by all
 (standards-compatible) browsers, and as such it can be deployed by those
 who are opposed to vendor lock-in or monopoly positions.


well, I think that ENFORCING is the way the real life works, is the case of
windows, it is used because the hardware vendors enforce us to use it
installing it by default, is the case of the mp3, is the case of any file
format, is the case of swf, and is the case of wma, people use all that crap
because they are enforced, I think is very positive that when we create
something, if it is pretty useful we have the power to enforce is use, for
the good, and is ok, HTML5 should enforce OGG as a supported format, IT IS
GOOD FOR EVERYONE, only look at what happened with the PNG, is now wide
accepted over GIF.


OGG is the choice of freedom, enabling that freedom for all
 webdevelopers is a must in my opinion, although in the same spirit, it
 can not be enforced upon anyone, therefor the original text stating it
 should instead of it must is probably the best way to go.

 Freedom for those who choose, the alternative for the rest.


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