Tuesday, August 03, 2010
[Google Fast Flip] Google Introduces the WebM Video Format
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A new round in the video format wars begin.
Google Introduces the WebM Video Format
Today at Google I/O, Google officially announced the forthcoming release of an open source, royalty-free video format called WebM. Using the VP8 codec that Google acquired from On2 last February, the format is backed by fellow browser makers Mozilla and Opera. In April, rumors about the open sourcing of VP8 started to take off, but the implications of what VP8 — and now WebM — might mean has been somewhat clouded by the bigger battle between Apple and Adobe over HTML5, Flash and the future of mobile platforms. While WebM is not currently part of the HTML5 spec, it will be added as a supported part of the ¶ 1:20 PM
A new round in the video format wars begin.
Google Introduces the WebM Video Format
Today at Google I/O, Google officially announced the forthcoming release of an open source, royalty-free video format called WebM. Using the VP8 codec that Google acquired from On2 last February, the format is backed by fellow browser makers Mozilla and Opera. In April, rumors about the open sourcing of VP8 started to take off, but the implications of what VP8 — and now WebM — might mean has been somewhat clouded by the bigger battle between Apple and Adobe over HTML5, Flash and the future of mobile platforms. While WebM is not currently part of the HTML5 spec, it will be added as a supported part of the ¶ 1:20 PM
