Alliance for Open Media established to deliver next-generation open media formats

摘要

Seven leading Internet companies have announced formation of the Alliance for Open Media, an open-source project that will develop next-generation media formats, codecs and technologies in the public interest. The Alliance's founding members are Amazon, Cisco, Google, Intel Corporation, Microsoft, Mozilla and Netflix. The new Alliance is committing its collective technology and expertise to meet growing Internet demand for top-quality video, audio, imagery and streaming across devices of all kinds and for users worldwide. Among the Alliance's goals is the creation of a new, high-quality open video format that improves core media experiences for all. The initial focus is to deliver a next-generation video format that is: 1.interoperable and open; 2.optimized for the Web; 3.scalable to any modern device at any bandwidth; 4.designed with a low computational footprint and optimized for hardware; 5.capable of consistent, highest-quality, real-time video delivery; and 6.flexible for both commercial and non-commercial content, including user-generated content.