> > Video compression (especially proprietary) is a bottleneck > > with online video. > > Just the opposite ... video compression is a boon to online video. If there > were no video compression there would not be any online video.
Very very true. Improved video compression has helped spread web vide the last 10 years. My more specific point is simple this: video codecs have gotten better...but the fight between the proprietary standards is hampering online video from further spreading. The idea of people editing video like they edit a text document is still a long ways away. Why? Because every platform uses different standards. Its difficult for a PC and mac to trade video files without a lot of conversion nonsense. Flash is pretty universal for playback but useless for editing. Open Source community cant really build good video editors without "stealing" compression technology. I cant play Flash videos on my iPhone bcause Apple doesnt want to pay Adobe for the rights for the codec playback. These are problems. Jay -- http://ryanishungry.com http://momentshowing.net http://twitter.com/jaydedman 917 371 6790
