[theora] Can I recommend theora to my readers yet? Please?

[Charles Iliya Krempeaux]

Hello,

On 6/23/06, Thomas Boutell <boutell at boutell.com> wrote:
[...]

I'd sure like to recommend Ogg instead


[...]

But to recommend Ogg, I've got to be able to tell folks:
>
> * How their Windows users can easily get a working Theora/Vorbis player...


VLC supports the playing of Ogg Theora.

http://getvlc.com/

Where I live, most people seem to use it.

The only thing is that the VLC browser plug-in is NOT installed by default
(when you install VLC).  You have to "check a box" if you want VLC to also
install the browser plug-in.



* Embedded in Internet Explorer, Firefox or Safari...
> * On Windows, Linux or MacOS X (as appropriate, with both
>    IE and Firefox being critical on Windows).
>
> Unfortunately, as near as I can tell, that's not possible yet.
> Or am I mistaken?



Today AFAICT, the best path for cross-platform and cross-browser Ogg Theora
support is via VLC.

That's what I've been suggesting that everyone install in my question to get
Ogg Theora supported more
broadly<http://maketelevision.com/log/why_ogg_theora_matters_for_internet_tv>
.

See ya

To be clear, I understand that Theora is the video codec,
> Vorbis is the audio codec, and Ogg is the container format.
> I need a solution that works for talkies. (: And for
> audio-only, of course.
>
> Thanks for your advice!
>
> --
> Thomas Boutell
> Boutell.Com, Inc.
> http://www.boutell.com/
>
>
>

-- 
    Charles Iliya Krempeaux, B.Sc.

    charles @ reptile.ca
    supercanadian @ gmail.com

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