Oh and I forgot to post the link to the WebM discussion group: https://groups.google.com/a/webmproject.org/group/webm-discuss/topics
On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 1:22 PM, Michael Verdi <mich...@michaelverdi.com> wrote: > On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 1:15 PM, elbowsofdeath <st...@dvmachine.com> wrote: > >> Meanwhile apparently someone that knows a bit about the tech of video codecs >> had an initial look at VP8 and was quite concerned about some similarities >> in certain functions to h.264. This leaves the door open for patent woes for >> WebM, although it is far too early to tell if that will become an issue at >> some point. At the very least we should not get too complacent about WebM, >> its future is not completely assured, but hopefully it will all work out ok. >> > > What I've heard from codec people is that that stuff is exactly what > NOT to be worried about. The codec patents are really specific and the > stuff in VP8 that's "like" H.264 is exactly where they did something > different to avoid infringing their patent. Remember that most of the > anti-WebM stuff so far is from people heavily invested (either in $ or > time) in H.264. My suspicion is that Google didn't spend $120 million > willy nilly. And remember, their plan is that they're going to use it > for YouTube so they can save money. Oh and companies are working on > hardware support. > > FWIW, if you didn't know, I now work for Mozilla and have been a > supporter of open codecs for while now so of course I'm biased. I'd > just caution you to take it all with a grain of salt. WebM was just > announced 2 days ago. Give it time. > > The best way to know the future is to invent it. So if you'd like to > WebM succeed, vote with attention. Start playing with stuff and talk > to the people making it. > You can grab a WebM capable beta of Firefox here: > http://nightly.mozilla.org/webm/ > Miro just put out there super easy video converter with webm support: > http://www.mirovideoconverter.com/ > > I just tried it out and posted something here: > http://reports.graymattergravy.com/2010/05/21/webm/ > > - Verdi > > > -- > Training for a triathlon and raising money for The Leukemia & Lymphoma > Society. > http://training.michaelverdi.com > -- Training for a triathlon and raising money for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. http://training.michaelverdi.com
