Re: Better Video Codecs - was Re: [GnomeMeeting-list] ideas..

[Malcolm Caldwell <malcolm caldwell ntu edu au>]

On Thu, 2005-12-15 at 09:47 +0100, Damien Sandras wrote:
> Le jeudi 15 d�mbre 2005 �9:39 +0100, Damien Sandras a �it :
> > Le jeudi 15 d�mbre 2005 �5:36 +0930, Malcolm Caldwell a �it :
> > > Just on the the whole 'better video codecs' thing.
> > > 
> > > I will be brutal and say that gnomemeeting will only every be a 'voip
> > > client that can also basic video' until there are better video codecs.
> > > h263 at the last, h264 to be a bit more modern, and theora to be 'open
> > > source'
> > > 
> > 
> > That is right.
> > 
> > > We cannot afford to wait until Craig and Robert implement video plugin
> > > codecs.  This might never happen.
> > 
> > That is right too.
> > 
> > Any contributor willing to do it?
> > 
> 
> What I'm willing to say is that :
>   - I'm working hard on the SIP part and on GM 2.00
>   - I also need to work on the platform we will ofer with GM 2.00
>   - the SIP part is far to be done: people request encryption, SIP
> presence (at least), and support for multiple lines
> 
> Julien is working on :
>   - the much requested DBUS support
>   - the more much requested WIN32 port
> 
> All of this is done in our spare time.
>
> So I don't see video codecs plugins happening before 2007 if nobody else
> than both of us contribute to them. Either by coding, or financially (so
> that Craig, or Julien, or myself, or anybody else can do it during its
> paid work).
> 
> Do you want to contribute?

I want to, but that is only a small part of the question. :)

Unfortunately, I do not have the skills or the time to do this.