Arachnotron
28th June 2005, 11:48
Dirac is a hybrid motion-compensated codec that uses modern techniques such as wavelet transforms and arithmetic coding. It is an open technology which means that it is freely available and can be used without the payment of licence fees. Open technology is well suited to the business model of public service broadcasters as it allows open collaboration by those interested in its future development.Read the whole thing here (http://www.ebu.ch/trev_303-borer.pdf)