For the Netherlands Public Broadcasting (NPO) we implemented a pilot to gain insight if WebM can be used as alternative for the current H.264 solution (used for instance in uitzendinggemist).

In order to do so an encoding setup was created combined with a study into pro’s and cons of opensource software as platform and webm as a codec.

The pilot has 2 parts: presentation of WebM video content on the internet from a live-stream and as VOD service.

The results and the resulting software (trac+svn) are currently hosted by NPO:

• pilot
• software

Also, the project documentation has been added to NPO’s knowledge center, set up by TNO:

• kenniscentrum

The study into the pro’s and cons of opensource software as platform and webm as a codec was performed by the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO); the result is available here.

If you’re interested in WebM as technology, please have a look here