Re: [rtcweb] On video codec for rtcweb

Chrome's WebRTC stack will only include the VP8 codec.

Best Regards,

/Serge

On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 12:40, Timothy B. Terriberry <
tterriberry@mozilla.com> wrote:

> Stefan Hakansson LK wrote:
>
>> So, I propose that h.264 should be mandatory to implement.
>>
>
> Mozilla strongly opposes such a proposal. Many will be familiar with our
> announcements regarding our use of platform codecs on B2G and possibly
> Android last week. The primary reasoning behind that decision, i.e. the one
> factor that was not in our power to change, was the availability of content
> on websites. This is not a problem for WebRTC, as browsers control both
> ends of the communication.
>
> What _is_ a problem is licensing and distributing encoders in an
> open-source project. This is quite a bit different than using system
> decoders, as outside of mobile, encoders are usually not available, and
> even if they were, they might not have particularly good quality, nor the
> features to control latency, loss robustness, and other aspects necessary
> for real-time communication.
>
> If you thought that a concession in one place would make Mozilla more
> likely to compromise in others, I assure you the opposite is true.
> Maintaining the use of RF codecs in WebRTC is now even more important than
> it was before. See the words directly from Mozilla's CTO:
> http://groups.google.com/**group/mozilla.dev.platform/**
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