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== History ==
== History ==
On May 19, 2010, [[Google]], which acquired On2 in 2010, released VP8 codec software under a [[BSD license|BSD]]-like license and the VP8 [[bitstream format]] specification under an irrevocable free patent license<ref>http://www.webmproject.org/license/</ref> at its May 2010 [[Google I/O]] conference.<ref>{{citation |url=http://mashable.com/2010/05/19/live-google-makes-major-announcements-at-google-io/ |title=Google Makes Major Announcements at Google I/O |first=Ben |last=Parr |publisher=mashable.com |date=2010-05-19}}</ref> This made VP8 the second product from On2 Technologies to be open-sourced to the free software community following the 2001 release of the older [[VP3]] codec, which was later donated (under the BSD license) to the [[Xiph.Org Foundation]] as the [[Theora]] codec; the most vocal urging for Google to release the VP8 source code came from the [[Free Software Foundation]], which issued an [[open letter]] on March 12, 2010 asking Google to gradually replace the usage of the [[Adobe Flash]] [[Adobe Flash Player|Player]] and [[H.264/MPEG-4 AVC|H.264]] on [[YouTube]] with a mixture of [[HTML5]] and an open-sourced VP8.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/google-free-on2-vp8-for-youtube |title=Open letter to Google: free VP8, and use it on YouTube |first=Holmes |last=Wilson |publisher=Free Software Foundation |date=2010-03-12}}</ref>
On May 19, 2010, [[Google]], which acquired On2 in 2010,<ref>http://investor.google.com/releases/20100219.html</ref> released VP8 codec software under a [[BSD license|BSD]]-like license and the VP8 [[bitstream format]] specification under an irrevocable free patent license<ref>http://www.webmproject.org/license/</ref> at its May 2010 [[Google I/O]] conference.<ref>{{citation |url=http://mashable.com/2010/05/19/live-google-makes-major-announcements-at-google-io/ |title=Google Makes Major Announcements at Google I/O |first=Ben |last=Parr |publisher=mashable.com |date=2010-05-19}}</ref> This made VP8 the second product from On2 Technologies to be open-sourced to the free software community following the 2001 release of the older [[VP3]] codec, which was later donated (under the BSD license) to the [[Xiph.Org Foundation]] as the [[Theora]] codec; the most vocal urging for Google to release the VP8 source code came from the [[Free Software Foundation]], which issued an [[open letter]] on March 12, 2010 asking Google to gradually replace the usage of the [[Adobe Flash]] [[Adobe Flash Player|Player]] and [[H.264/MPEG-4 AVC|H.264]] on [[YouTube]] with a mixture of [[HTML5]] and an open-sourced VP8.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/google-free-on2-vp8-for-youtube |title=Open letter to Google: free VP8, and use it on YouTube |first=Holmes |last=Wilson |publisher=Free Software Foundation |date=2010-03-12}}</ref>


On May 19, 2010, the [[WebM Project]] was launched, featuring contributions from "Mozilla,<ref>{{citation |url=http://hacks.mozilla.org/2010/05/firefox-youtube-and-webm/ |title=Firefox, YouTube and WebM |first=Christopher |last=Blizzard |date=2010-05-19 |publisher=Mozilla}}</ref> Opera,<ref>{{citation |url=http://labs.opera.com/news/2010/05/19/ |title=Welcome, WebM &lt;video&gt;! |first=Håkon Wium |last=Lie |date=2010-05-19 |publisher=Opera}}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=http://dev.opera.com/articles/view/opera-supports-webm-video/ |title=Opera supports the WebM video format |date=2010-05-19 |first=Chris |last=Mills |publisher=Opera}}</ref> Google<ref>{{citation |url=http://blog.chromium.org/2010/05/webm-and-vp8-land-in-chromium.html |title=WebM and VP8 land in Chromium |date=2010-05-19 |first=Jim |last=Bankoski |publisher=Google}}</ref> and more than forty other publishers, software and hardware vendors" in a major effort to use VP8 as the codec for [[HTML5]].<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.webmproject.org/code/build-prerequisites/ |title=Build Prerequisites |publisher=[[WebM Project]]}}</ref> In the WebM [[container format (digital)|container format]], the VP8 video is used with [[Vorbis]] audio.<ref name=xiph-webm>{{cite web |url=http://www.xiph.org/press/2010/webm/|title=Xiph.Org announces support for the WebM open media project|author=Xiph.Org|accessdate=2010-05-20 |date=2010-05-19}}</ref><ref name=faq>{{cite web|url=http://www.webmproject.org/about/faq/ |title=WebM FAQ |author=WebM Project |date=2010-05-19 |accessdate=2010-05-20}}</ref> Internet Explorer 9 will support VP8 video playback if the proper codec is installed.<ref>{{citation |url=http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2010/05/19/another-follow-up-on-html5-video-in-ie9.aspx |title=Another Follow-up on HTML5 Video in IE9 |date=2010-05-19 |first=Dean |last=Hachamovitch |publisher=Microsoft}}</ref> [[Android (operating system)|Android]] is also officially planned to be WebM-enabled in the 4th quarter of 2010.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.webmproject.org/about/faq/#when_will_other_google_products_support_webm_and_vp8 |title=The WebM Project: Frequently Asked Questions }}</ref>
On May 19, 2010, the [[WebM Project]] was launched, featuring contributions from "Mozilla,<ref>{{citation |url=http://hacks.mozilla.org/2010/05/firefox-youtube-and-webm/ |title=Firefox, YouTube and WebM |first=Christopher |last=Blizzard |date=2010-05-19 |publisher=Mozilla}}</ref> Opera,<ref>{{citation |url=http://labs.opera.com/news/2010/05/19/ |title=Welcome, WebM &lt;video&gt;! |first=Håkon Wium |last=Lie |date=2010-05-19 |publisher=Opera}}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=http://dev.opera.com/articles/view/opera-supports-webm-video/ |title=Opera supports the WebM video format |date=2010-05-19 |first=Chris |last=Mills |publisher=Opera}}</ref> Google<ref>{{citation |url=http://blog.chromium.org/2010/05/webm-and-vp8-land-in-chromium.html |title=WebM and VP8 land in Chromium |date=2010-05-19 |first=Jim |last=Bankoski |publisher=Google}}</ref> and more than forty other publishers, software and hardware vendors" in a major effort to use VP8 as the codec for [[HTML5]].<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.webmproject.org/code/build-prerequisites/ |title=Build Prerequisites |publisher=[[WebM Project]]}}</ref> In the WebM [[container format (digital)|container format]], the VP8 video is used with [[Vorbis]] audio.<ref name=xiph-webm>{{cite web |url=http://www.xiph.org/press/2010/webm/|title=Xiph.Org announces support for the WebM open media project|author=Xiph.Org|accessdate=2010-05-20 |date=2010-05-19}}</ref><ref name=faq>{{cite web|url=http://www.webmproject.org/about/faq/ |title=WebM FAQ |author=WebM Project |date=2010-05-19 |accessdate=2010-05-20}}</ref> Internet Explorer 9 will support VP8 video playback if the proper codec is installed.<ref>{{citation |url=http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2010/05/19/another-follow-up-on-html5-video-in-ie9.aspx |title=Another Follow-up on HTML5 Video in IE9 |date=2010-05-19 |first=Dean |last=Hachamovitch |publisher=Microsoft}}</ref> [[Android (operating system)|Android]] is also officially planned to be WebM-enabled in the 4th quarter of 2010.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.webmproject.org/about/faq/#when_will_other_google_products_support_webm_and_vp8 |title=The WebM Project: Frequently Asked Questions }}</ref>

Revision as of 05:09, 15 July 2010

VP8
Filename extension
.vp8
Internet media typevideo/VP8
Initial release2010-05-19[1][2]
Type of formatVideo compression format
Contained byWebM
Extended fromVP7
Free format?Yes. BSD license
libvpx (VP8 codec library)[3][4][5]
Initial releaseMay 18, 2010
Stable release
0.9.1[4] / June 17, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-06-17)[4]
Written inC
Operating systemUnix-like (incl GNU/Linux, Mac OS X), Windows
TypeVideo codec, reference implementation
LicenseBSD license[6] plus additional patents grant[7]
Websitewebmproject.org

VP8 is an open video compression format owned by Google and originally created by On2 Technologies to replace its predecessor VP7.

It was announced on September 13, 2008.[8][9] On May 19, 2010,[1][2] Google released technology IP rights for the VP8 format under irrevocable patent promise and for the specification text a Creative Commons license.[10] Google also released source code for libvpx - a VP8 codec reference implementation under a BSD-like license, later changed to a BSD license plus an additional patent grant.[6][7][11] There is contention over whether the old license for VP8 was in fact an open-source license.[12][13][14][15]

History

On May 19, 2010, Google, which acquired On2 in 2010,[16] released VP8 codec software under a BSD-like license and the VP8 bitstream format specification under an irrevocable free patent license[17] at its May 2010 Google I/O conference.[18] This made VP8 the second product from On2 Technologies to be open-sourced to the free software community following the 2001 release of the older VP3 codec, which was later donated (under the BSD license) to the Xiph.Org Foundation as the Theora codec; the most vocal urging for Google to release the VP8 source code came from the Free Software Foundation, which issued an open letter on March 12, 2010 asking Google to gradually replace the usage of the Adobe Flash Player and H.264 on YouTube with a mixture of HTML5 and an open-sourced VP8.[19]

On May 19, 2010, the WebM Project was launched, featuring contributions from "Mozilla,[20] Opera,[21][22] Google[23] and more than forty other publishers, software and hardware vendors" in a major effort to use VP8 as the codec for HTML5.[24] In the WebM container format, the VP8 video is used with Vorbis audio.[25][26] Internet Explorer 9 will support VP8 video playback if the proper codec is installed.[27] Android is also officially planned to be WebM-enabled in the 4th quarter of 2010.[28]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Paul, Ryan (2010-05-20), Google pounds the open standards drum during I/O keynote, Ars Technica
  2. ^ a b Mackie, Kurt (2010-05-20), Google Goes Open Source With WebM, VP8 Codec, Redmond Channel Partner
  3. ^ "WebM Code - Build Prerequisites". Retrieved 2010-06-02.
  4. ^ a b c "WebM Downloads". Retrieved 2010-06-02.
  5. ^ "WebM Code > Repository Layout". Retrieved 2010-06-02.
  6. ^ a b "Software License". Retrieved 2010-06-04.
  7. ^ a b "Additional IP Rights Grant (Patents)". Retrieved 2010-06-04.
  8. ^ Glen Dickson (2008-09-16). "IBC2008: On2 Touts New Codec for Web Video". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
  9. ^ On2 Technologies (2008-09-13). "On2 Technologies Unveils New Advanced Video Compression Format". On2 Technologies. Retrieved 2009-09-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ VP8 Bitstream Specification License
  11. ^ "Changes to the WebM Open Source License". Retrieved 2010-06-04.
  12. ^ Kerner, Sean Michael (2010-05-25), Is VP8 open source?, InternetNews
  13. ^ Metz, Cade (2010-05-24), Google open codec 'not open,' says OSI man, The Register
  14. ^ Metz, Cade (2010-05-28), Mozilla and Opera call for Google open codec in HTML5 spec, The Register
  15. ^ Phipps, Simon (2010-05-24), WebM: Missing The Assurances Open Source Needs?, ComputerworldUK
  16. ^ http://investor.google.com/releases/20100219.html
  17. ^ http://www.webmproject.org/license/
  18. ^ Parr, Ben (2010-05-19), Google Makes Major Announcements at Google I/O, mashable.com
  19. ^ Wilson, Holmes (2010-03-12), Open letter to Google: free VP8, and use it on YouTube, Free Software Foundation
  20. ^ Blizzard, Christopher (2010-05-19), Firefox, YouTube and WebM, Mozilla
  21. ^ Lie, Håkon Wium (2010-05-19), Welcome, WebM <video>!, Opera
  22. ^ Mills, Chris (2010-05-19), Opera supports the WebM video format, Opera
  23. ^ Bankoski, Jim (2010-05-19), WebM and VP8 land in Chromium, Google
  24. ^ Build Prerequisites, WebM Project
  25. ^ Xiph.Org (2010-05-19). "Xiph.Org announces support for the WebM open media project". Retrieved 2010-05-20.
  26. ^ WebM Project (2010-05-19). "WebM FAQ". Retrieved 2010-05-20.
  27. ^ Hachamovitch, Dean (2010-05-19), Another Follow-up on HTML5 Video in IE9, Microsoft
  28. ^ The WebM Project: Frequently Asked Questions

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