Re: [rtcweb] Video codec selection - way forward

[Magnus Westerlund <[e-mail]>]

Hi,

I have added this to the list of alternatives proposed.

/Magnus

On 2013-11-17 20:54, Maik Merten wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> just wondering if something like
> 
> "9. All entities SHOULD support both H.264 and VP8. All entities MUST at
> least implement one of those. Entities that do not support both H.264
> and VP8 MUST implement H.261."
> 
> has already popped up. My reasoning is that implementations supporting
> both high performance codecs will always negotiate to use on of those -
> H.261 should never be relevant there.
> 
> It appears that all implementors are willing to implement either H.264
> or VP8 (but not necessarily both). This obviously means that negotiation
> failure regarding a high-performance codec is a possiblity. In this case
> H.261 is actually useful so that basic video calls can still be
> established (for instance, I guess deaf people may always appreciate a
> video connection, as long as sign language can be transmitted).
> 
> 
> Maik
> 
> 
> Am 14.11.2013 12:37, schrieb Jeremy Fuller:
>> Hi,
>> Gaining IETF consensus on making it mandatory to support only H.264 or
>> only VP8 has clearly failed. I would welcome anyone to share their
>> thoughts on why they believe this situation will change anytime in the
>> next few years.  Therefore, can I suggest that we remove items 1 and 2
>> from the list. Hopefully this will speed up the process by focusing
>> efforts towards gaining agreement on one of the remaining options.
>> The following alternatives has been proposed:
>>
>>  1. All entities MUST support H.264
>>  2. All entities MUST support VP8
>>  3. All entities MUST support both H.264 and VP8
>>  4. Browsers MUST support both H.264 and VP8, other entities MUST
>>     support at least one of H.264 and VP8
>>  5. All entities MUST support at least one of H.264 and VP8
>>  6. All entities MUST support H.261
>>  7. There is no MTI video codec
>>  8. All entities MUST support H.261 and all entities MUST support at
>>     least one of H.264 and VP8
>>
>> Regards,
>> Jeremy Fuller
>>
>>
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