Re: [rtcweb] Proposal for H.263 baseline codec

+1

On Mar 29, 2012, at 14:29, "Lorenzo Miniero" <lorenzo@meetecho.com> wrote:

> +1
> 
> Lorenzo
> 
> 
> Il giorno Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:15:35 +0200
> Dean Willis <dean.willis@softarmor.com> ha scritto:
> 
>> In today's meeting I made a plea for a mandatory baseline codec that
>> is approachable to the small developer without the cost and IPR risks
>> of either H.264 or VP8.
>> 
>> I believe that some sort of baseline codec is required to jump start
>> the protocol. It's OK if this isn't the best possible codec. Market
>> forces will assure that commercial implementations converge on a
>> higher quality when the market requires it.
>> 
>> While I proposed today that H.261 could serve as a baseline, we know
>> this would be "extremely basic". In other words, it might not pass
>> the "good enough to use" test required for a successful launch.
>> 
>> Stephane and several others suggested H.263 as an alternative during
>> the after-meeting chat. While it is not as IPR-safe a choice as
>> H.261, it is relatively mature and the known challenges have
>> generally failed. Implementations are reasonably available and should
>> make it possible for smaller implementers, students, and hobbyists to
>> play ball. It's not all that network efficient and is outright piggy
>> at higher resolutions, but it probably works "well enough to use."
>> 
>> So I propose we set H.263 as the baseline ( I expect a bit of
>> profiling may be necessary to further qualify the baseline) and run
>> with that for now. If the situation changes, we can always replace it
>> before final publication. --
>> Dean
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