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Re: [rtcweb] The MTI Codec Questions (what to ask and how to ask them)

Harald Alvestrand <harald@alvestrand.no> Wed, 05 November 2014 19:08 UTC

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Subject: Re: [rtcweb] The MTI Codec Questions (what to ask and how to ask them)
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On 11/05/2014 10:38 AM, Iñaki Baz Castillo wrote:
> Of course, if VP8 or H264 or both become a MTI codec for WebRTC
> browsers, then any future effort to introduce a new open and 100%
> rollalty-free video codec will be unfeasible.

There's no barrier to introducing non-MTI codecs. They just won't have
universal support (like any new feature).

VP9 is the obvious candidate for trying that one out.

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