Google to open-source VP8 codec
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Seems like the next logical step in ending Flash's dominance in web video? Leaves me with more questions than answers...
H.264 is primary codec in BlueRay and Quicktime, Flash used ON2 codecs before H.264, still supports VP2? Not VP8? Surely to make this the dominant web format in the next 5 years Flash will need to support it as an interim player?
Also, while I don't know much about the licensing, I remember reading that the patent holder is not enforcing the H.264 patent ATM. If ON2 is a contender again, it's hard to imagine them ever going all compuserve on us.
Anyway, I'm not sure Google's plans conflict that much with the open screen project, Adobe know this is the way the internet is going. I can see it causing problems with Apple if they don't jump on board.