[FM Discuss] Fwd: [Consortium] Outrageous disaster: Ogg/Vorbis spec taken out of HTML-5

Mick Fuzz mickfuzz at rocketmail.com
Mon Dec 17 04:55:23 PST 2007


i just found this
How to make your own Ogg/Theora videos

http://free-electrons.com/community/videos/mini-howto 

I've asked if they can let us re-use /remix it as GPL

Mick 
--- adam hyde <adam at flossmanuals.net> wrote:

> 
> On Mon, 2007-12-17 at 03:20 -0800, Mick Fuzz wrote:
> > right well 
> > 
> > there should be one on using ffmpeg2theora -
> > transcoding and examples
> > 
> > and at least an article linking to all application
> > floss or not that can create it. 
> 
> ok, i will make a chapter on ffmpeg2theora on
> linux...
> 
> other possibilities:
> * editing theora via command line (cat etc)
> * document linphone support of theora for video
> conferencing...
> * puredata theora support via pdp
> * JRoar ogg streaming server set up
> (http://www.jcraft.com/jorbis/index.html)
> * vlc transcoding to theora
> * patching icecast to create theora thumbnails of
> live streams
> * using v2v (http://www.v2v.cc)
> * using RecordMyDesktop for screencasts in theora
> 
> 
> must be a ton of other possibilities
> 
> adam
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > 
> > I'll create one for super encoder for the
> > suitcasemanuals as Super doesn't appear to be
> floss
> 
> 
> > 
> > Mick
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- adam hyde <adam at flossmanuals.net> wrote:
> > 
> > > 
> > > On Mon, 2007-12-17 at 02:59 -0800, Mick Fuzz
> wrote:
> > > > hi there, 
> > > > 
> > > > i'm going to work on a creating ogg manual
> this
> > > > morning after this news... 
> > > > 
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/12/11/1339251
> > > 
> > > 
> > > interesting...there is a start to a manual
> already
> > > in place...
> > > http://en.flossmanuals.net/theoracookbook
> > > 
> > > the backend being here:
> > >
> >
>
http://en.flossmanuals.net/bin/view/TheoraCookbook/WebHome
> > > 
> > > Any ideas what chapters you want to add Mick? I
> can
> > > also give a hand.
> > > 
> > > adam
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > mick
> > > > --- Ralph Giles <giles at xiph.org> wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 23:10:57 -0800
> > > > > From: Ralph Giles <giles at xiph.org>
> > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > Note that flaming on the what-wg list is no
> > > longer
> > > > > an effective way to 
> > > > > take action. There are people working on
> that
> > > issue,
> > > > > but I think outrage 
> > > > > has been effectively expressed at this
> point.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Things you can do which will absolutely
> help:
> > > > > 
> > > > > * Get more Ogg/Vorbis/Theora content out
> there
> > > on
> > > > > the web. The bigger 
> > > > > the pool of media in free formats and the
> more
> > > > > communities relying on 
> > > > > it, the more attractive it will be for
> everyone
> > > to
> > > > > implement.
> > > > > 
> > > > > * Improve support in the tools you use.
> Either
> > > > > directly if you're a 
> > > > > writer, designer or coder, or by supporting
> and
> > > > > commissioning such work 
> > > > > within your communities whenever you can. It
> > > could
> > > > > be a lot easier to 
> > > > > work with free formats, and we all need your
> > > help.
> > > > > 
> > > > > * Educate your peers about free formats, and
> > > what
> > > > > kind of world they're 
> > > > > creating if they're using encumbered
> formats. I
> > > > > might not cost them 
> > > > > now, but it will cost everybody in the long
> run.
> > > Get
> > > > > them doing the 
> > > > > right thing.
> > > > > 
> > > > > * Agitate with sites you visit to provide
> > > content in
> > > > > unencumbered 
> > > > > formats, if only as an alternate. Point them
> at
> > > > > engagemedia's excellent 
> > > > > "FOSS Codecs for Online Video" paper for
> > > technical
> > > > > advice, or help them 
> > > > > out yourself.
> > > > > 
> > > > > * Try out the Firefox and Opera builds with
> > > native
> > > > > Ogg support. Report 
> > > > > bugs. If you're a web developer, play with
> the
> > > new
> > > > > support, and build on 
> > > > > the work projects like metavid.org and
> wikimedia
> > > > > have done to make using 
> > > > > free formats on the web as slick and easy as
> > > > > possible. Push the state of 
> > > > > the art.
> > > > > 
> > > > > In other words, lead by example. Quiet
> actions
> > > move
> > > > > mountains.
> > > > > 
> > > > > For the win,
> > > > >  -r
> > > > > 
> > > > > --
> > > > > Ralph Giles
> > > > > Xiph.org Foundation
> > > > > 
> > > > >
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> > > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
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