[Bug 593477] Re: Use VP8/WebM as the default video codec/format

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

In reply to comment #25
> This is for VLC's convert wizard. The default preset should be WebM instead of a proprietary format

>From Wikipedia: "In telecommunications, a proprietary protocol is a
communications protocol owned by a single organization or individual."

WebM is fully controlled by Google, and hence proprietary.

The VLC default video codec is H.264, an international standard (ISO/IEC
14496-10 - MPEG-4 Part 10, Advanced Video Coding). That does not fit my
definition of "proprietary". You can get the specification for free
there http://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-H.264 . There are also top-notch
open-source implementations, FFmpeg/lavc for decoding, x264 for
encoding.

I guess you meant "patent-encumbered" rather than "proprietary". The
VideoLAN projec operates under EU legislation which does not recognize
software patent. If you live somewhere else, please don't make it the
VLC media player developer's problem. Back to invalid state.

** Changed in: vlc
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  Use VP8/WebM as the default video codec/format