Re: [Debconf-video] suggested codecs/formats for videos
On 2010-08-25 08:41:41 (-0400), Eric Dantan Rzewnicki <eric@zhevny.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 10:10:16AM +0100, Jon Dowland wrote:
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > Just submitting some feedback on suggested video formats for final
> > distribution.
> >
> > Like it or loathe it, something that works on apple i* devices is a good idea.
> > I that means a C,A,V triplet from {mov,mp4,avi},{mp3,aac},{h264,qt,xvid}.
>
> Until very recently patent and associated royalty concerns had kept
> encoders for those formats out of Debian.
>
> Are i<Foo>s really not able to play theora videos at all?
>
Not without 'jail breaking'. Also, I'm not sure the video decoding hw in those
devices can support anything else then those codecs.
> What about WebM? Are Mr.Jobs and friends boycotting that as well?
>
I wouldn't be surprised.
Cheers,
Peter.
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