- From: Gervase Markham <gerv@mozilla.org>
- Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2007 10:01:33 +0000
Shadow2531 wrote: > With that said, if a browser can make its video element support as > many formats as it wants (which I believe most people want), I do > believe that its essential that > there be a base format that must (or strongly should) be supported. > That base format might be theora or something else. > > Or, do most feel the video element should just support whatever the > browser wants and leave it at that? I think a base format is vital. With <img> we had de-facto standard formats because of what the first browsers supported. It took ages to get another one added (PNG) and it wasn't widely used until browser support firmed up. If a base format can't be guaranteed, people will just keep using Flash, which works almost everywhere (currently, with proprietary software only, but keep an eye on Gnash). Gerv
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