Another reason why open beats closed.

WebM project has included stereo-3D support, which is the foundation of the Youtube 3D content!
http://blog.webmproject.org/2011/05/...th-nvidia.html

As you know, WebM 3D (via youtube) is compatible with NVidia 3D Vision, the shutter glasses tech that they have. In fact, 3D support was added by Mozilla in collaboration with NVidia.

You can read about how to implement it here:
http://blogs.nvidia.com/2011/05/yout...-in-3d-vision/

Kudos to WebM, which is making tremendous strides for open video.

This is precisely why I champion WebP as a display format -- progress unencumbered by intellectual property. Beyond a lossy format with an alpha channel, neat features like stereo display, can be added to the codec, giving it capabilities beyond the stagnant JPEG.