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On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 8:23 PM, Dave Rice <d...@dericed.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
> Further reporting on the IETF happenings below.
>
>> On Jul 22, 2015, at 7:44 PM, Dave Rice <d...@dericed.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> An HTML5 presentation of today's IETF meeting on FFV1 and Matroska is 
>> available at 
>> http://recordings.conf.meetecho.com/Playout/watch.jsp?recording=IETF93_DISPATCH&chapter=chapter_2
>>  
>> <http://recordings.conf.meetecho.com/Playout/watch.jsp?recording=IETF93_DISPATCH&chapter=chapter_2>.
>>  The FFV1 and Matroska portion of the session is from ~9:00 - ~40:30 and 
>> open discussion starts at 14:40. At this point, for those who are interested 
>> in participating in further IETF discussions on this topic I encourage you 
>> to sign up on the IETF Dispatch mailing list at 
>> https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/dispatch 
>> <https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/dispatch>. Thanks much to those who 
>> joined the discussion via jabber and/or meetecho. At this point, we're very 
>> interested in comments, questions and feedback on this session and 
>> strategies for moving forward. One suggestion from Ted Hardy at ~31:00 that 
>> I found helpful was that the communities that develop the Matroska and FFV1 
>> specifications should not
>   s
>> imply throw the specifications "over the wall" into IETF, but to move 
>> specification development itself to an IETF context in a way that brings our 
>> discussions currently in ffmpeg-devel and matroska-devel and integrates them 
>> into an IETF context.
>>
>> Session minutes by Jean Mahoney (copied from 
>> https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/dispatch/zHSrtPuSZTxeZxIKzoaT6zuei34 
>> <https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/dispatch/zHSrtPuSZTxeZxIKzoaT6zuei34>):
>>> FFV1 and Matroska ________________________________________________
>>> Presentation:
>>> https://www.ietf.org/proceedings/93/slides/slides-93-dispatch-6.pdf
>>> Presenter:  Tessa Fallon, Emmanuel
>>> References:
>>> - FFV1 Video Specification: https://mediaarea.net/temp/ffv1.html
>>> - Github: http://matroska.org/technical/specs/index.html
>>>
>>>
>>> Robert Sparks and Roni Even asked what was Internet-specific about this
>>> work. Jerome Martinez pointed out that Matroska was used with VP8, VP9
>>> and WebM. Steve Lhome said that Matroska was designed for streaming in
>>> networks and that Opus could be stored in Matroska for streaming.
>>> Matroska is supported in Chrome, Firefox and MS Edge.
>>>
>>> Jerome Martinez said that, while the main purpose of Matroska was
>>> storage, it could be used for transport and that they were looking for
>>> transparency, open source and openness for their specification. They
>>> didn't take it to SMPTE because it's paywalled.
>>>
>>> Tessa said that although the specifications are already available and
>>> the work is complete, the specifications would benefit from the IETF
>>> review process. Ben Campbell asked if it was ok if IETF take over change
>>> control, and Tessa said that was understood. Ted Hardy said that the
>>> community would need to participate in the IETF or the effort would
>>> fail. Tessa said that she hoped the community and IETF would come
>>> together. Steve Lhome, an original author of Matroska, said he would
>>> continue to participate where ever the work was going to happen.
>>>
>>> Cullen and Dave Rice pointed out the needs for lossless video. Cullen
>>> felt the specifications didn't support interoperability as they were
>>> currently written, but didn't see the effort as a huge leap for the IETF.
>>>
>>> Steve Bozko and ??? voiced concerns about the ongoing maintenance
>>> aspects of the work.
>>>
>>> By raising hands, two people at the meeting showed interest in
>>> contributing. 8-10 people indicated that they were willing to review
>>> documents.
>>>
>>> Richard Barnes pointed out that netvc people were not in the room and
>>> that they may be interested.
>>>
>>> ACTION: Dispatch chairs to take the discussion to the list, contact the
>>> netvc list.
>> Session notes from Cullen Jennings (copied from 
>> https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/dispatch/9NGD2XHj9z_UExrd0shx_hsZ5fk 
>> <https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/dispatch/9NGD2XHj9z_UExrd0shx_hsZ5fk>)
>>> Matroska / ffv1  - start 9:18
>>>
>>> Q. around what is internet standard
>>> - more IETF has right openness
>>>
>>> Q. do these need to be done together
>>> - could be separated but both useful
>>>
>>> Q. why not at SMPTE
>>> - specs there are behind a paywall
>>>
>>> Q. does development community meet in person
>>> - mostly not
>>>
>>> Q. what is the support in development community to bring this
>>> - support from both
>>> Q. Will they join actively
>>> - depends on outcome of if the IETF wants, both communities want to have 
>>> these
>>>
>>> Mary -  clear there is interest in the room
>>>
>>>
>>> Q. Do we have people people willing to review this work
>>> - we had more than a handful of people
>>> - need to get the
>>>
>>> * Action Chairs - ping the netvc and codec list
>
> Tessa Fallon, who chaired the IETF session on Matroska and FFV1 send to notes 
> to relay to the lists:
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Reporting back from IETF 93 in Prague on behalf of PREFORMA:
>
> A rather lively session with pushback against our proposal (if you watched 
> the video--well, rest assured it was just as much fun to live it as it was to 
> watch it). However, it appears this type of exchange is par for the course 
> with many IETF meetings. Ultimately 8-10 people showed support by indicating 
> their willingness to review and assist with the specifications (note that 
> this would not include actively contributing to writing/development).  I am 
> told that this is more support than that had by some currently chartered 
> work, which is enormously encouraging.
>
> So to re-iterate: there is significant interest within the IETF for doing 
> technical review of the specifications. What would need to happen for this to 
> be successful is for developers on this list to be willing to participate on 
> the relevant IETF lists to both:
> 1)show support for review to happen
> 2)make sure that review is in line with the most recent technical developments
>
> There isn't any formal IETF membership process, and IETF participants are 
> those who choose to participate on the lists and at meetings. Most IETF work 
> takes place on the lists, as the meetings are far-flung (though remote 
> participation is possible and highly encouraged). Thus by signing up for the 
> IETF lists, you effectively have a voice in the IETF.
>
> Currently, FFV1/Matroska discussions take place on this list:
> https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/dispatch 
> <https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/dispatch>
>
> If you're interested in getting the specifications reviewed by the IETF, 
> please sign up and participate. This won't move forward without support from 
> the developer community--if the developers aren't interested in standardizing 
> the specifications, neither is the IETF.
>
> Post-IETF, we'll be talking with the leaders of related groups within the 
> IETF about how to move this forward.  Enthusiasm for this proposal is very 
> high amongst those who work with a/v and related codecs at the IETF, and 
> folks are willing to help guide us through the next steps.
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Best Regards,
> Dave Rice
>
>
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