Google proclaim the release of Webm, a container for the VP8 codec obtain when it bought On2 and is now open and free licenses, the goal being to compete with H.264.

Webm = VP8 + Ogg Vorbis

The container is built on Matroska and unite the VP8 for video and Ogg Vorbis for audio. While many fear of financial reprisals by MPEG LA that has the H.264 and can ask for royalty to those who use its codec, Google's answer is an option planned to be as successful without the constraints behind accounting, thus facilitating the transition to HTML 5 and the abandonment of Flash.

The task of this novel codec will not be easy. H.264 is, certainly, the overpoweringly leading format see " Internet Video: H.264 Flash beat but the detail that Google has announced the VP8 offer elective on YouTube is a very good sign because the service represents approximately 40% of Internet video.