Description: Find out more about the successor to VP3, Theora, from the Theora software page
Description:
Note: VP3 is now the Theora open source project. Please refer to the Theora software page for more information.
From the Official Site :
Now You can play VP3 files through the Windows Media Player! VP3 for Windows files (.avi) are compatible with Video For Windows and Direct X multimedia platforms. VP3 for Windows files (.avi) can be played locally from a hard drive and distributed over the Internet for download.
Features include :
Video For Windows compatible encoding capability
DirectX support for more efficient playback
Advanced compression controls including Quality and Keyframe settings
Support for local hard-drive or CD-ROM playback.
On2's VP3 for Windows allows users to encode in VP3 video using any Video for Windows compliant encoders (such as Adobe? Premiere? and Cleaner(TM) 5). The decoder portion of the codec is both Video for Windows and DirectShow compliant.