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Re:Forging an Alliance for Royalty-Free Video by ZeroGravitas on Tuesday September 01, 2015 @04:25PM (#10155418)
> It's important to note that this isn't a project to create a new codec.

Are you sure?

The alliance website says "The Open and royalty-free format for next-generation ultra high definition media" and their top news item is "Alliance for Open Media Established to Deliver Next-Generation Open Media Formats".

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Re:Forging an Alliance for Royalty-Free Video by spankalee on Tuesday September 01, 2015 @04:37PM (#10155499)
Oh, good point. I jumped right to the Joint Development Foundation part. Oops!
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Re:Forging an Alliance for Royalty-Free Video by ZeroGravitas on Wednesday September 02, 2015 @06:03AM (#10158278)
To be fair, it seems you were technically correct (the best kind!) and the website messaging is slightly confusing. According to xiphmont the main point of this particular group is for sharing IP investigation, and the development output of the members will be directed towards NetVC effort in the IETF. So a codec will be produced, and by these same people, but wearing different hats.

http://xiphmont.livejournal.com/67752.html

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