After Microsoft has managed, Windows Media 9 by the SMPTE (Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers) as a standard codec examined, there is anger now. When VC1, based on Windows Media 9-based SMPTE standard, will come into force is uncertain - rumors that might be the final adoption of VC1 as a standard by the end of 2005 to come. Apparently, Microsoft has its own codec in the presentation appear to be more advantageous than it really is - with standardized tests showed the VC1, in contrast to Microsoft's statements in image quality and in terms of the license conditions H.264/MPEG-4 AVC as an inferior. VC1 is not the same as Windows Media 9 but consists of only the video codec without digital rights management, metadata, user interface or the like. To achieve a standard of Microsoft must be an accurate description of the operation and a reference encoders and decoders available, since the goal of a standard such as MPEG
, is that everyone own implementation of the disclosed functionality can be programmed and to building software . For example it from various companies MPEG encoder, so that videos can be compressed with any qualified decoder any other firm decoded. An inclusion in the standard would be enormously prestigious and useful for Microsoft's further plans in the field of multimedia and entertainment. VC1 was under the assumption that an industry standard for Adelung was imminent, in addition to MPEG-2 and H.264/MPEG-4 AVC for the next generation of high definition DVDs (Blue Ray and HD-DVD) as a standard codec in the specifications - a step which is now called into question.
