the future of codecs?

[deadrats]

http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/143130-vector-vengeance-british-researchers-claim-t...hin-five-years

[jagabo]

I saw that story earlier. I doubt it will pan out for video. The sample looked terrible.

[poisondeathray]

I doubt it too - and if you've ever work with vector programs before you will agree - the processing requirements are way too high for video, and the quality too poor

[Hoser Rob]

I've developed an "I'll believe it when I see it" attitude about such things. Everything that gets money from a venture capitalist gets hyped as the next big thing, despite the fact that in the venture capital business a success rate of 1 in 5 projects is actually pretty respectable.

I also remember reading in a very respectable business source about 10 years ago that curve modelling was going to replace polygons in video games soon ...