Re: Audio encoders/decoders

>> Decoders are there, but I doubt encoders.
>
>
> If that's the case, well... They've implemented the decoders, it shouldn't
> be too hard to implement the encoders as well. Especially in the IE, since
> they're using Windows native decoders anyway...

I think you'll find that the trouble won't be that it couldn't be done, 
but getting it shipped (e.g., adding that bloat to the shipping 
binaries) will be hard to get landed--we tend to favour patches that 
reduce overall code size.

Have you thought about doing JS implementations of the encoders?  I know 
some people have started work like this.  Yury and I have discussed this 
at some length, including *cough* mp3.js *cough*.

Prototyping this in js is a good start.  Moving it into 
extensions/addons/etc. a logical next step.  Starting by trying to get 
encoders shipped is going to be tough, I think.

Dave

Received on Monday, 7 March 2011 17:17:01 UTC