[whatwg] Codecs for <audio> and <video>

[Silvia Pfeiffer]

On Sun, Aug 9, 2009 at 7:20 PM, Chris McCormick<chris at mccormick.cx> wrote:
> Hi Sylvia,
>
> On Sun, Aug 09, 2009 at 11:16:01AM +1000, Silvia Pfeiffer wrote:
>> On Sun, Aug 9, 2009 at 3:15 AM, Chris McCormick<chris at mccormick.cx> wrote:
>> > On Wed, Jul 08, 2009 at 09:24:42AM -0700, Charles Pritchard wrote:
>> >> There are two use cases that I think are important: a codec
>> >> implementation (let's use Vorbis),
>> >> and an accessibility implementation, working with a <canvas> element.
>> >
>> > Here are a few more use-cases that many people would consider just as
>> > important:
>> >
>> > * Browser based music software and synthesis toys.
>> > * New types of 'algorithmic' music like that pioneered by Brian Eno.
>> > * Browser based games which want to use procedural audio instead of
>> > pre-rendered sound effects.
>>
>> Why don't you just implement an example in javascript to show off what
>> you're talking about and make a use case for having it implemented
>> inside the browsers?
>
> Yes, you are right I should definately do that. What is the normal process for
> that: write some code, post it up on my website, and then post here with a
> link? Is that sufficient to get the attention of the browser implementors?

I would think so. Not automatically, of course, but it would go a long way.


> By 'implement an example in javascript' do you mean that I should implement an
> example of what I wish the browsers could do, or implement an actual reference
> vector library that the browsers could use? The former I can see myself doing,
> but the latter has been on my TODO list long enough for me to know that I won't
> get it done any time soon. :/

The former. Do it in javascript even if it is very slow. Just needs to
demonstrate the idea and how useful it is for browser users.


Regards,
Silvia.