Flash 8 video uses the On2 TrueMotion VP6.2 Codec

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Martin Hill

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I've just read that Macromedia Flash 8 video will use the On2 VP6.2 codec. While I'm disappointed that Flash 8 won't use the VP7 codec, I'm excited that Macromedia/Adobe have chosen the VP codec. I have been hoping for a combination like this for some time and have been following On2's VP codec progress ever since I was introduced to the VP3 codec by ShoutcastTV. VP7 looks like the best codec currently available for everyday use, and VP6.2 isn't that far behind. Combine the VP6.2 codec with Flash - the most widespread web plugin available - and you've got an almost perfect combination for web video. Flash 8 should be released next month. Here's a comparison of the new flash video codec vs the old flash video codec:

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There's also a Flash 8 video Q&A on FlashMagazine.com. You can view VP6/7 video samples, including a full-length movie, on the On2 web site.
 
very cool! It's about time too! I played around with Flash MX Pro and was considering it as an alternative for the videos on my site, but it proved to be too pixilated. I can't wait to get my hands on this!





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I think that On2 TrueMotion codec was dead. Previously, TrueMotion was used in the game industry to compress video sequences (Phantasmagoria, Gabriel Knight 2 from Sierra On-Line for examples) Glad to hear that news, because TruMotion offer a good compression scheme.

ElvisNTSC
 
I hear ya, why not VP7??? That stuff looks dope!

I downloaded the public beta of Squeeze and can tell the difference in quality.

I'll definately get Flash 8 once it is out. It basically matches if not bests WMV9.
 
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