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Theora Codec Ported to Java

Posted by michael on from the netflicks dept.

fons writes "These guys have ported the Theora codec to Java. This means that ANY Java-capable browser can now be used to watch video streams on the net (clients don't have to download a player!). You can watch a demo showing some boring guys sitting in the office. At least the music is ok :) On their site you can find a link to an interesting interview with the boss, and it looks like more cool stuff is coming soon."

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  1. Great! by wheels4u · · Score: 3, Funny

    Now I can watch porn everywhere!

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    1. Re:Great! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Yes, because watching porn on the internet was such a challenge before.

  2. Its it just not working for me or... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Was linking to a video feed from slashdot's front page a mistake?

  3. Re:Cool ... but by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny
    The demo on Firefox w/ XP professional (i'm at work) keylocked the machine (eg, press caps lock, no light) and it appeared completely frozen until a couple three-finger-salutes woke the machine up enough to use the Back button to get out of the page.
    Sounds like your computer is broken. Applications don't have that level of control over your system, even in Windows. Add more processors.
  4. Re:Uhmmm Yea....so whats new??? by rokzy · · Score: 5, Funny

    the people using activex are either:
    1. microsoft
    2. retarded
    3. all of the above

    the people using flash are either:
    1. 14 years old
    2. incredibly annoying
    3. advertisers

  5. It Just Works! by shutdown+-p+now · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now we only need an ActiveX plugin which will automatically download and install JRE on one's computer, and it will Just Work!