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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. 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?

  2. 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

  3. 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!