The IETF is forming a new working group for an open video codec[1]. It is still a BoF and will be chartered in 3-6 months, which is when the real work will begi

The IETF is forming a new working group for an open video codec[1]. It is still a BoF and will be chartered in 3-6 months, which is when the real work will begin. More details on the charter can be found in this email [2]. As for the audio, WebRTC chose G.711 and Opus as mandatory to implement (MTI)[3]. The reason for G.711 is so that WebRTC can interoperate with legacy devices. [1] http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/video-codec/current/maillist.html http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/video-codec/current/mai... [2] http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/video-codec/current/msg00013.html http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/video-codec/current/msg... [3] http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/rtcweb/current/msg05267.html http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/rtcweb/current/msg05267...