Re: [rtcweb] Video codec selection - way forward

[Magnus Westerlund <[e-mail]>]

WG,

The current list of proposed alternative are the following one:

 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. 5+6, i.e. All entities MUST support H.261 and all entities MUST
     support at least one of H.264 and VP8
  9. All entities MUST support Theora.
 10. 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.

The deadline to propose additional alternatives are: 27th of November 2013

Cheers

Magnus

On 2013-11-13 21:23, Gonzalo Camarillo wrote:
> Folks,
> 
> I hope everybody had a safe trip back home after Vancouver.
> 
> As you all know, we need to make progress regarding the selection of the
> MTI video codec. The following are some of the alternatives we have on
> the table:
> 
>  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
>  5. All entities MUST support either H.264 or VP8
>  6. All entities MUST support H.261
>  7. There is no MTI video codec
> 
> If you want the group to consider additional alternatives to the ones
> above, please let the group know within the following *two weeks*. At
> that point, the chairs will be listing all the received alternatives and
> proposing a process to select one among them.
> 
> Please, send your proposals in an email to the list. You do not need to
> write a draft; just send the text you would like to see in the final
> document regarding video codecs.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Gonzalo
> Responsible AD for this WG
> 
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