It's been a few years, what emerged in HTML5 draft marks for video and unified interface for the the playback (see articles tagged video ). Big fan of the idea from the start, certainly makes sense, it's just a shame that it did not appear for a few years earlier. Anyway, since its inception has been received with strong skepticism. It's understandable. If fully operational, will have to find ones that will be present on all platforms (from Windows after the iPhone to be such), so that they were HTML5 video playback.
In the past two years, interest has grown about HTML5 video. No wonder. His implementations in browsers have begun to proliferate and while the specifications can happily nodding a few experts, and interactive video running in the browser to enjoy almost everybody.
With that she started to fall off the skepticism. Not quite right. Media crowing over every new HTML5 video la HTML5 version of YouTube was so great that It started to forget that the big problem is still ahead. And more importantly, it is not solved at the browser.
The browser was fairly soon (since 2007) clear that a common codec that would meet everyone there. This is a problem that browser manufacturers themselves can not solve. It was necessary to escalate it further. On another field. Among the codec manufacturer.
first attempt made about Mozilla, when it began sponsoring improve codec Ogg Theora, which is used in Firefox. However, fully opening the second (the important) phase of the "fight" for a single codec to year.
Reports opensourcování VP8 at Google or some relief from charges for H.264, are manifestations of this second phase. HTML5 video began finally to be so interesting that it has dealt with the codec manufacturer. And most importantly the opportunity to become the standardized codec (and thus in the near future, perhaps the most widely used codec in the world) must be quite appealing.
This battle is not over, the battle begins. All existing measures such as oťukáváním market and preparing for further negotiations.
It is like a chessboard
One side says it can not use the open source Ogg Theora codec for fear of hidden patents. (Deadlock). The other side of the punching bag over and opensourcuje more codec. (And negotiations can continue.)
Or
One side says it can not use the H.264 for problems with a paid licensing. (Again deadlock.) The other party will alter the conditions so that at least partially released charges. (Again, moving to further negotiations.)
It's all a game but the strokes rozehrávající. How will those who will be the winner, not yet known. Indeed not even know the names of all players in this game, anyone can join.
Although HTML5 video big fan, do not count, that this portion of the common ones on the site could be played out in the next 2-3 years. We are at the beginning, All cards have not yet been identified.
I firmly believe that finding a single codec in the end there, because now we all have been fully aware of the need for such a single codec. And where there is a need, there is even one day find a solution.
the campaign of the HTML5 single codec will not flash the battle, but rather protracted trench warfare. And we are just at the beginning. Despite all the reports on the progress we should be aware of this.
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