Comments on: First Linux Action Show released using the new HTML5 Video Tag – The RESULTS! http://bin-false.org/first-linux-action-show-released-using-the-new-html5-video-tag-the-results/ Tracking the stories of the week for jupiterbroadcasting.com Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Tommy Brunn http://bin-false.org/first-linux-action-show-released-using-the-new-html5-video-tag-the-results/comment-page-1/#comment-2691 Tommy Brunn Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:55:18 +0000 http://bin-false.org/?p=268#comment-2691 You know, I've been thinking, why not let the user decide what format they want to view the videos in? Just because you're using Firefox 3.5, you might not want to watch the Theora version. You know, I’ve been thinking, why not let the user decide what format they want to view the videos in? Just because you’re using Firefox 3.5, you might not want to watch the Theora version.

]]> By: Michael http://bin-false.org/first-linux-action-show-released-using-the-new-html5-video-tag-the-results/comment-page-1/#comment-2587 Michael Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:11:58 +0000 http://bin-false.org/?p=268#comment-2587 @Alex, it seems to me that the standardisation of a general web codec is entirely to do with content providers catering for every potential viewer. Which was the idea behind enforcing Theora as a web standard, because otherwise it will default to the most commonly available codecs ie h264, and Theora would never get a look in. The odd thing is that commercial companies don't seem to ever want to ship theora or vorbis despite being no issue to them legally. It would make sense to me for Directshow to just include Theora and Vorbis and the entire problem would disappear overnight. Chris, have you checked out the BBC's open source Dirac codec? Not very well supported outside of gstreamer and vlc, bur perhaps that's a better candidate than Theora what do you think? @Alex, it seems to me that the standardisation of a general web codec is entirely to do with content providers catering for every potential viewer. Which was the idea behind enforcing Theora as a web standard, because otherwise it will default to the most commonly available codecs ie h264, and Theora would never get a look in. The odd thing is that commercial companies don’t seem to ever want to ship theora or vorbis despite being no issue to them legally. It would make sense to me for Directshow to just include Theora and Vorbis and the entire problem would disappear overnight.
Chris, have you checked out the BBC’s open source Dirac codec? Not very well supported outside of gstreamer and vlc, bur perhaps that’s a better candidate than Theora what do you think?

]]> By: jason http://bin-false.org/first-linux-action-show-released-using-the-new-html5-video-tag-the-results/comment-page-1/#comment-2581 jason Sun, 12 Jul 2009 01:59:49 +0000 http://bin-false.org/?p=268#comment-2581 I thought you might want to know that your title on your homepage is bin-flase.org and that's how it shows up in google. I thought you might want to know that your title on your homepage is bin-flase.org and that’s how it shows up in google.

]]> By: Alex Shenoy http://bin-false.org/first-linux-action-show-released-using-the-new-html5-video-tag-the-results/comment-page-1/#comment-2566 Alex Shenoy Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:24:20 +0000 http://bin-false.org/?p=268#comment-2566 I agree that the video tag within the HTML 5 Spec and things like the SVG animation are pretty awesome. The thing I noticed though, is that there is no full screen mode. Also, I don't really prefer the OGG video format. I think it would help for them to use a different codec format. Here is my concern. Why is it so important that they use only one codec. I understand there are patent issues, but couldn't they use codecs available on a person's computer. If you think about how Windows Media Player works(Or any media player), it doesn't have any built in codecs other than WMA and WMV. But if I install a codec pack, I can get support for all different kinds of video formats. Wouldn't that be a more preferable way to go. This way, the company producing the browser doesn't need to worry about the video codecs because they aren't shipping them. I can understand that limiting the format to one is helpful in ensuring that users can always view video, but it's limiting in so many ways to content developers. And I think that the use of OGG instead of H264 will not win over adopters who already use flash. I agree that the video tag within the HTML 5 Spec and things like the SVG animation are pretty awesome. The thing I noticed though, is that there is no full screen mode. Also, I don’t really prefer the OGG video format. I think it would help for them to use a different codec format.

Here is my concern. Why is it so important that they use only one codec. I understand there are patent issues, but couldn’t they use codecs available on a person’s computer. If you think about how Windows Media Player works(Or any media player), it doesn’t have any built in codecs other than WMA and WMV. But if I install a codec pack, I can get support for all different kinds of video formats. Wouldn’t that be a more preferable way to go. This way, the company producing the browser doesn’t need to worry about the video codecs because they aren’t shipping them.

I can understand that limiting the format to one is helpful in ensuring that users can always view video, but it’s limiting in so many ways to content developers. And I think that the use of OGG instead of H264 will not win over adopters who already use flash.

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