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What about x264? I know there is speculation that x264 wouldn't have much chance to withstand a software patent fight but OGG Theora isn't 100% safe either. If
by jsz0 17y ago
What about x264? I know there is speculation that x264 wouldn't have much chance to withstand a software patent fight but OGG Theora isn't 100% safe either. If Mozilla is already going down that road they should just adopt x264 and see what happens. Challenge the patent holders to outrage the public and cripple the Internet. That's going to do more for software freedom than sticking their head in the sand.
- zokier 17y agox264 is a h264 encoder implementation. Mozilla couldn't "just adopt" it, mostly because they have little use of an encoder. Its the decoder what they need.
- jsz0 17y agoAh I see. I must be thinking of something else. I know I've definitely played back h264 video using OSS software with no commercial hackery.
- DarkShikari 17y agoOf course--ffmpeg's decoder library, libavcodec, supports every format under the sun, including H.264.