IE 9 Will Support HTML5 Video With H.264 Only

[A shame, but I can’t say I’m particularly surprised.][link] Firefox may have to join the H.264 bandwagon or get left behind.

I like the *idea* of Vorbis, but if I’m authoring video I’m thinking it’s not worth my time right now.

[link]: http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2010/04/29/html5-video.aspx “IEBlog : HTML5 Video”

Microsoft Promises HTML5 <video> Support in IE9
[Which for them means H.264, apparently][link], and no Ogg support. I’m glad to see the IE team getting on board, but I wish Ogg was a more viable option for authoring web video. As it stands, it’s really not worth authoring two formats of video (Ogg and H.264) if you’re aiming at accommodating the most […]...
Dive Into HTML5: Video
[Mark Pilgrim dives in to HTML5 video, and swims around][link]. This is essential reading for web developers. [link]: http://diveintohtml5.org/video.html “Video on the Web – Dive Into HTML5”...
Google to Open-source VP8 for HTML5 Video
[Simultaneously taking Ogg out back and putting one it’s ear][link] and making the streaming video wars much more interesting. [Gruber’s questions][grub] are my own: Will Apple or Microsoft support VP8? And will Google support it at YouTube? [link]: http://newteevee.com/2010/04/12/google-to-open-source-vp8-for-html5-video/ “Google to Open-source VP8 for HTML5 Video” [grub]: http://daringfireball.net/linked/2010/04/12/newteevee-vp8 “Daring Fireball”...

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