Skype 5.5 uses VP8 for video chats, keeps the WebM love aflame

Despite forming a coalition with a bevy of companies , Google’s radical WebM video libertarianism has yet to take the world by storm — unless you’re talking El Goog’s browser or YouTube. Well, Mountain View can breathe a sigh of relief, as Skype — even after being bought by Microsoft — has carried through with its earlier support of the open-source standard, bundling it within last week’s Windows-only update . One-to-one and group video calls between version 5.5 clients now use WebM’s VP8 codec, succeeding its ancestor, On2′s VP7. Hey Redmond, who’s speaking Esperanto now? Skype 5.5 uses VP8 for video chats, keeps the WebM love aflame originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 06 Aug 2011 16:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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