06-13-2013, 05:51 AM
1819 FreedomThinker Feb 24 2013
1820 anydaynow
What about DASH
Conclusion
DASH is an extraordinarily attractive technology for web producers, a single standard that should allow them to encode once, and then securely distribute to a universe of players, from mobile to OTT, and to the desktop via plug-ins or HTML5. In addition to not resolving the HTM5 codec issue, it’s also unclear whether publishers will be charged for the privilege of producing files using the DASH spec, which could be a significant negative.
Mozilla has already indicated that they probably won’t support the specification as currently written, and Apple and Adobe have not affirmed if or when they will support the technology. An optimist would assume that the value of DASH to the streaming media marketplace would compel all stakeholders to make their contributes royalty free, and convince Apple, Adobe and Mozilla to support the specification soon after its release. Until all this plays out, though, DASH may play a significant role in some markets, but won’t reach its full potential.
http://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=79041
Conclusion
DASH is an extraordinarily attractive technology for web producers, a single standard that should allow them to encode once, and then securely distribute to a universe of players, from mobile to OTT, and to the desktop via plug-ins or HTML5. In addition to not resolving the HTM5 codec issue, it’s also unclear whether publishers will be charged for the privilege of producing files using the DASH spec, which could be a significant negative.
Mozilla has already indicated that they probably won’t support the specification as currently written, and Apple and Adobe have not affirmed if or when they will support the technology. An optimist would assume that the value of DASH to the streaming media marketplace would compel all stakeholders to make their contributes royalty free, and convince Apple, Adobe and Mozilla to support the specification soon after its release. Until all this plays out, though, DASH may play a significant role in some markets, but won’t reach its full potential.
http://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=79041