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by mtgx 5086 days ago
So is Mozilla going to use VP8 combined with Opus in Firefox 15, instead of Vorbis, for "free" videos?
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shmerl 5085 days ago
Why not. They might propose using VP8 combined with Opus (not sure how it'll be called) for video. The problem however is in the same lack of support, since VP8 is still boycotted by Apple and MS so far.
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metajack 5086 days ago
Opus is a (usually) lower bitrate codec for very low latency applications. In other words, a completely different sweet spot than Vorbis, AAC, etc.
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gcp 5085 days ago
It outperforms Vorbis and AAC even at their (high-latency) forte, though.
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