H.264 has become the dominant codec for video on the Internet, according to recent data. It has won the browser race with IE9, Safari, and Chrome throwing their weight behind it. The lone major browser hold out is Firefox. H.264 is a proprietary codec and Mozilla is putting their weight behind Theora, an open codec.

There are a lot of people who want to switch to an open codec. Beyond the fact that H.264 is proprietary, the free use for end users on the Internet is only set to run until December 31, 2015 (This could change). But, changing to something other than H.264 is not a simple task. It is not as easy as deciding on a new codec and then having software make updates. Let's take a look why. Read more »