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The VC-1 video encoding standard has met all requirements for Fin...

The VC-1 video encoding standard has met all requirements for Final Committee Draft Status, said the standards-setting body, the Society of Motion Picture & TV Engineers. VC-1, based on Windows Media Video 9, would be an alternative way to…

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code and compress digital video. Among other uses, it’s expected to be employed to distribute video via the Internet, satellite and cable. It’s already the mandatory codec for HD-DVD and Blu-Ray. Supporters said the standard is progressing through the approval processes of other standards organizations, including ATSC and DVB, which set the competing DTV standards.