[opendtv] Re: Apple dashes hopes of Flash on iPhone
- From: Tom Barry <trbarry@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2010 23:24:52 -0400
Kon Wilms wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 9:55 AM, Tom Barry <trbarry@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Yes, I thought both HTML5 and Flash had support for H264/avc. If so
>> then an automated conversion should be easily possible, without complete
>> re-encoding.
>>
>
> Irrelevant since when you ship HTML5 on a browser, the browser
> manufacturer is responsible for ensuring that the implementation can
> decode AVC (and they become liable for licensing issues). Which is why
> the W3C and more importantly browser developers do *not* want any
> encumbered codecs to be used for HTML5. You won't find much support
> for AVC amongst developers - everyone is hoping for VP8 these days.
>
I'm also hoping for an open source VP8, or 10 or whatever. But keep in
mind it is impossible to write a codec these days without infringing on
somebody's patents claims. The moment VPx was actually chosen as a
standard and the source was available there would probably be a lawyer
feeding frenzy in forming VP-LA to pool licenses for the yet to be
discovered patents.
We are going to have to deal with that issue one way or another.
Probably legislation is required. A little Supreme Court assistance
might also help.
- Tom
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