Hello,<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 6/23/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Thomas Boutell</b> <<a href="mailto:boutell@boutell.com">boutell@boutell.com</a>> wrote:</span><div><br>[...] <br></div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I'd sure like to recommend Ogg instead</blockquote><div><br>[...] <br></div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">But to recommend Ogg, I've got to be able to tell folks:
<br><br>* How their Windows users can easily get a working Theora/Vorbis player...</blockquote><div><br>VLC supports the playing of Ogg Theora.<br><br><a href="http://getvlc.com/">http://getvlc.com/</a><br><br>Where I live, most people seem to use it.
<br><br>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.<br><br> <br></div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
* Embedded in Internet Explorer, Firefox or Safari...<br>* On Windows, Linux or MacOS X (as appropriate, with both<br> IE and Firefox being critical on Windows).<br><br>Unfortunately, as near as I can tell, that's not possible yet.
<br>Or am I mistaken?</blockquote><div><br><br>Today AFAICT, the best path for cross-platform and cross-browser Ogg Theora support is via VLC.<br><br>That's what I've been suggesting that everyone install in <a href="http://maketelevision.com/log/why_ogg_theora_matters_for_internet_tv">
my question to get Ogg Theora supported more broadly</a>.<br></div><br>See ya<br><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">To be clear, I understand that Theora is the video codec,
<br>Vorbis is the audio codec, and Ogg is the container format.<br>I need a solution that works for talkies. (: And for<br>audio-only, of course.<br><br>Thanks for your advice!<br><br>--<br>Thomas Boutell<br>Boutell.Com, Inc.
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