iPad, Flash, HTML 5 and Standards

Good post describing the mess that is web video. "Although HTML5 defines a standard way to embed video in a Web page, using the element. FireFox currently supports the Ogg Theora, Ogg Vorbis and WAV formats – but not the widely used H.264 format (codex)." The problem is that while H.264 is usable, its license terms could change at any time, and indications are that with use it will get very expensive, something Firefox simply can't support. Companies like Spple, though, like it because ti can be easily decoded, making video faster and lighter. Brian Kelly, UK Web Focus, February 3, 2010 2:47 p.m.. [Link] 51588 [Previous][Next]

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Re: iPad

Frank Lowney, February 7, 2010 11:33 a.m.

The follow-up to this, "H.264 Format Free To End Users Until (At Least) 2016" (http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/2010/02/04/h-264-format-free-to-end-users-until-at-least-2016/) is also interesting and informative.

He seems to be suggesting that competition will eventually resolve these issues as PNG resolved the GIF problem.

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