Google has said this week that it is finishing defining the open-source VP9 video codec standard, with a final date of June 17th.
The company will begin using the next-generation compression codec in Chrome and YouTube on that date.
"Last week, we hosted over 100 guests at a summit meeting for VP9, the WebM Project's next-generation open video codec. We were particularly happy to welcome ... [ read the full article ]
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This whole codec thing is way out of control. Why does Google need VP9 - can't it pick from one of the other THOUSANDS of codecs that are already out there? And, since I'm complaining about codecs, the compressor that has become the standard for music - MP3 - is lossy. They didn't do very well with that whole thing, IMHO.
