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Brion: /* Flash port of Theora */

2015-08-13T14:56:03Z

Flash port of Theora

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	==Flash port of Theora==		==Flash port of Theora==
	There are several workable implementations of Vorbis for the flash virtual machine. An implementation of Theora would allow the creation of a flash applet which plays Ogg video. One possible tool for this would be Adobe Alchemy, a C to Flash compiler which can be used to compile libtheora for flash. Beyond the basic codec porting work there is significant effort required building a player infrastructure around them because the built-in flash video infrastructure are not available for user implemented codecs (unlike silverlight). This initiative is primarily hindered by the surprising lack of overlap between flash developers and people who care about unencumbered formats.		There are several workable implementations of Vorbis for the flash virtual machine. An implementation of Theora would allow the creation of a flash applet which plays Ogg video. One possible tool for this would be Adobe Alchemy, a C to Flash compiler which can be used to compile libtheora for flash. Beyond the basic codec porting work there is significant effort required building a player infrastructure around them because the built-in flash video infrastructure are not available for user implemented codecs (unlike silverlight). This initiative is primarily hindered by the surprising lack of overlap between flash developers and people who care about unencumbered formats.

			Earlier versions of [[ogv.js]] experimented with this -- see [[Flash]] and [[Talk:ogv.js]]. Note that as of August 2015, most modern browsers can perform Theora decoding adequately in JavaScript without need for Flash.

	==Additional tools work==		==Additional tools work==

Brion: /* Cortado specific activities */

2015-08-13T14:54:30Z

Cortado specific activities

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	==Cortado specific activities==		==Cortado specific activities==

			As of August 2015, Cortado is largely unmaintained. Consider the JavaScript-based [[ogv.js]] for new and updated projects; ogv.js has replaced Cortado on Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons as a fallback in Safari, IE, and Edge browsers that lack native Ogg or WebM support.


	Places to discuss development: Theora mailing list; #theora on irc.freenode.net		Places to discuss development: Theora mailing list; #theora on irc.freenode.net

MrZeus: minor formatting

2015-02-12T12:46:20Z

minor formatting

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	__NOTOC__		__NOTOC__
	This page is intended to collect ideas and areas where new participants can contribute to Xiph.org initiatives.		This page is intended to collect ideas and areas where new participants can contribute to Xiph.org initiatives.
	~~Because this is an open wiki not all of these points have been reviewed with core Xiph developers. It is always best to coordinate your efforts on the relevant Xiph mailing lists and IRC channels~~.

	~~One~~ of ~~the best ways people can contribute is by using the tools and formats~~. ~~This accomplishes two primary goals:~~		Because this is an open wiki not all of these points have been reviewed with core Xiph developers.<br />
	~~#By providing materials in free formats you help lower the barriers~~ to ~~adoption for others~~		It is always best to coordinate your efforts on the relevant Xiph mailing lists and IRC channels.
	~~#By using~~ the ~~tools you will discover problems which you can report contributing to further development~~ and ~~refinement~~

	~~Must~~ of ~~our organizational discussion happens over irc on~~ the ~~freenode.net network. See project-specific channels below,~~		One of the best ways people can contribute is by using the tools and formats.
	~~or join #xiph on irc.freenode.net for general information~~.

			This accomplishes two primary goals:
			# By providing materials in free formats you help lower the barriers to adoption for others
			# By using the tools you will discover problems which you can report contributing to further development and refinement

	==Software ~~outreach~~==		Most of our organizational discussion happens over IRC on the '''freenode.net''' network.<br />
	Xiph.org software often reaches users via other software. E.g. Few people run libtheora by itself, many people use libtheora through other tools like VLC, Firefox, or gstreamer. These tools are maintained by other projects but the reliability and robustness of the free format support in these applications is critical to the public's ability to use Xiph.org formats.		See project-specific channels below, or join #xiph on irc.freenode.net for general information.

			==Software Outreach==
			Xiph.org software often reaches users via other software.

			E.g. Few people run libtheora by itself, many people use libtheora through other tools like VLC, Firefox, or gstreamer.<br />
			These tools are maintained by other projects but the reliability and robustness of the free format support in these applications is critical to the public's ability to use Xiph.org formats.

	Relevant contribution areas:		Relevant contribution areas:
	#Testing, e.g. [[TheoraTestsuite]] and reporting bugs into the relevant bug trackers		# Testing, e.g. [[TheoraTestsuite]] and reporting bugs into the relevant bug trackers
	#Cross porting features		# Cross porting features
	#Updating tools to support the latest features in the Xiph.org implementations (e.g. two-pass encoding for video tools)		# Updating tools to support the latest features in the Xiph.org implementations (e.g. two-pass encoding for video tools)

	==Theora specific activities==		==Theora specific activities==
	Places to discuss development: Theora mailing list; #theora on irc.freenode.net		Places to discuss development:
			* Theora mailing list
			* '''#theora''' on '''irc.freenode.net'''
			----------------------
	*Identifying videos where 1.1 or 1.2-development (ptalarbvorm) produce significantly worse results than prior versions. (These case is important compared to "works worse than some random format" because the differences are more likely to be actionable rather than just chance consequences related to differences in the encoders overall behaviour)		*Identifying videos where 1.1 or 1.2-development (ptalarbvorm) produce significantly worse results than prior versions. (These case is important compared to "works worse than some random format" because the differences are more likely to be actionable rather than just chance consequences related to differences in the encoders overall behaviour)

Rillian: Move OggDSF downpage. This is no longer an active project

2015-02-11T21:58:11Z

Move OggDSF downpage. This is no longer an active project

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 or join #xiph on irc.freenode.net for general information.
 ==Software outreach==
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 ==Additional tools work==
 *Build and refine fall-back tools for HTML5 video based on Cortado, Flash Vorbis, and the upcoming Silverlight applet support.  Many existing fallback tools require users to adopt H.264, such tools are valuable for media providers who are willing and able to distribute H.264 but they are not useful for ones who are not, and they are not tools that Xiph can really stand behind.
 ==PR and organizational matters==

Rillian: Mention #xiph at the top of the page.

2015-02-11T21:57:30Z

Mention #xiph at the top of the page.

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	#By providing materials in free formats you help lower the barriers to adoption for others		#By providing materials in free formats you help lower the barriers to adoption for others
	#By using the tools you will discover problems which you can report contributing to further development and refinement		#By using the tools you will discover problems which you can report contributing to further development and refinement

			Must of our organizational discussion happens over irc on the freenode.net network. See project-specific channels below,
			or join #xiph on irc.freenode.net for general information.

Gmaxwell: /* PR and organizational matters */

2010-03-24T20:52:18Z

PR and organizational matters

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	*Locate media coverage regarding free formats and related areas and share it with the the mailing lists		*Locate media coverage regarding free formats and related areas and share it with the the mailing lists
	*Encourage additional media distributors to support HTML5 with Theora		*Encourage additional media distributors to support HTML5 with Theora

			==Internet outreach==
			* Encourage places using poor tools (e.g. ffvorbis encoder) to switch to better software.
			* Encourage adoption of Theora video for html5 and theora based fallbacks

GChriss: /* PR and organizational matters */ link to videoonwikipedia.org

2010-03-22T03:39:25Z

PR and organizational matters: link to videoonwikipedia.org

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	==PR and organizational matters==		==PR and organizational matters==
	*Participate in external promotional activities such as [http://www.fsf.org/resources/formats/playogg PlayOgg!]		*Participate in external promotional activities such as [http://www.fsf.org/resources/formats/playogg PlayOgg!]
	*Contribute to Wikipedia's video collection		*[http://videoonwikipedia.org Contribute] to Wikipedia's video collection
	*Locate media coverage regarding free formats and related areas and share it with the the mailing lists		*Locate media coverage regarding free formats and related areas and share it with the the mailing lists
	*Encourage additional media distributors to support HTML5 with Theora		*Encourage additional media distributors to support HTML5 with Theora

Gmaxwell: /* PR and organizational matters */

2010-03-21T15:12:02Z

PR and organizational matters

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	==PR and organizational matters==		==PR and organizational matters==
	*Participate in external promotional activities such as [http://www.fsf.org/resources/formats/playogg PlayOgg!]		*Participate in external promotional activities such as [http://www.fsf.org/resources/formats/playogg PlayOgg!]
	*Locate media coverage regarding free formats and related areas and share it with the the mailing lists.		*Contribute to Wikipedia's video collection
			*Locate media coverage regarding free formats and related areas and share it with the the mailing lists
			*Encourage additional media distributors to support HTML5 with Theora

Gmaxwell: /* Flash port of Theora */

2010-03-21T15:10:01Z

Flash port of Theora

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	==Flash port of Theora==		==Flash port of Theora==
	There are several workable implementations of Vorbis for the flash virtual machine. An implementation of Theora would allow the creation of a flash applet which plays Ogg video. One possible tool for this would be Adobe Alchemy, a C to Flash compiler which can be used to compile libtheora for flash. Beyond the basic codec porting work there is significant effort required building a player infrastructure around them because the built-in flash video infrastructure are not available for user implemented codecs (unlike silverlight).		There are several workable implementations of Vorbis for the flash virtual machine. An implementation of Theora would allow the creation of a flash applet which plays Ogg video. One possible tool for this would be Adobe Alchemy, a C to Flash compiler which can be used to compile libtheora for flash. Beyond the basic codec porting work there is significant effort required building a player infrastructure around them because the built-in flash video infrastructure are not available for user implemented codecs (unlike silverlight). This initiative is primarily hindered by the surprising lack of overlap between flash developers and people who care about unencumbered formats.

	==Additional tools work==		==Additional tools work==

Gmaxwell: /* PR and organizational matters */

2010-03-21T15:07:01Z

PR and organizational matters

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	==PR and organizational matters==		==PR and organizational matters==
	*Participate in external promotional activities such as [http://www.fsf.org/resources/formats/playogg PlayOgg!]		*Participate in external promotional activities such as [http://www.fsf.org/resources/formats/playogg PlayOgg!]
			*Locate media coverage regarding free formats and related areas and share it with the the mailing lists.