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How do Linux distributions distribute H.264 and AAC decoders? Debian does, Ubuntu does, Fedora does, basically everything in the world except GNUsense does--ye
by DarkShikari 17y ago
How do Linux distributions distribute H.264 and AAC decoders? Debian does, Ubuntu does, Fedora does, basically everything in the world except GNUsense does--yet they do just fine with themselves.
The best solution would be to simply use system decoders, like Safari does. On Windows, this would be Directshow, on Linux this would be Gstreamer, and on OS X this would be Quicktime. The browser should have ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with video and audio decoding.
- vetinari 17y ago> Debian does, Ubuntu does, Fedora does, They do not. For Debian and Ubuntu, it is in Multiverse (non-free) repositories. For Fedora, it in RPM Fusion repository. In other words, there is no distribution that distributes H.264 or AAC, so system decoders would not help at all.
- windsurfer 17y agoWe've had that kind of "standard" for embedding movies for years. The only reason you don't know that is due to it's unpopularity.
- just_the_tip 17y ago>The browser should have ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with video and audio decoding. I know! While we're at it, who had the brilliant idea to put image decoders in browsers? I say let QuickTime decode GIFs and PNGs.
- chrischen 17y agoIf firfox does do it I believe they would still technically be required to pay licensing fees. The only reason they wouldn't is because mpeg la does not pursue them.