I just want one video codec...

New book mentioned on ITU-T web site

A mention for my new book on H.264 / AVC on the ITU-T website:

http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/newslog/New+Book+On+Emmy+Award+Winning+ITU+Video+Codec.aspx

- Iain

In Boston for the Embedded Systems Convention

I'm in Boston, giving a talk at the Embedded Systems Convention on Wednesday 22nd September at 4.30pm, with my colleague Maja Bystrom:

Our talk at ESC

We'll be talking about our work on Configurable Video Coding. By exploiting the increased flexibility of programmable processors, a configurable video codec can handle multiple video formats using a single coding “engine”, making efficient use of system resources and reducing the time-to-market for new systems.

I'll be at ESC on Tuesday 21st and Wednesday 22nd September.

- Iain

View my slides...

You can view the presentation slides for two recent talks here:
An overview of H.264 video compression
Book launch: H.264 Advanced Video Compression

- Iain

Book launch tomorrow - tune in for free...

Still time to register for tomorrow's book launch (16 June, 4pm UK time). I'll be giving a 30-minute presentation and answering any questions from viewers. Click to register:
http://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/21438

After the talk is over, you will be able to re-play it using the link.
- Iain Richardson.

Book Launch: The H.264 Advanced Video Compression Standard

The new book has been available in the UK for a few weeks and should be available in the US and the rest of the world in June. I will launch the book via a free webcast on Wednesday 16th June 2010 at 4pm BST / 8am Pacific time / 11am East Coast US time. During the half-hour webcast I will give a brief overview of the main chapters. Participants will have the opportunity to post questions which I will answer during the talk. Click here to register for free:
http://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/21438

- Iain Richardson

Comparison of VP8 and H.264

Google released the open-source WebM multimedia framework last week:
http://www.webmproject.org/
WebM includes the VP8 video codec.

Streamingmedia.com has published a comparison between VP8 and H.264:
http://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/Editorial/Featured-Articles/First-Look-H.264-and-VP8-Compared-67266.aspx

- Iain