1 # Daala next-generation video codec
3 Daala is the codename for a new video compression technology. The effort is a
4 collaboration between the Mozilla Foundation, the Xiph.Org Foundation and any
5 other contributors that wish to help. The goal of the project is to provide a
6 video format that's free to implement, use and distribute, and a reference
7 implementation with technical performance superior to H.265.
8 For more information, see the [Daala wiki][wiki].
10 To get a sense of how well Daala performs in comparison to other codecs, check
11 out [Are We Compressed Yet?][awcy]
13 [awcy]: https://arewecompressedyet.com/
14 [wiki]: https://wiki.xiph.org/Daala
15 
19 The wiki has quickstart pages for [Linux/OS X][posix], [Windows][win], and
20 [Windows MinGW64][mingw].
22 Daala uses the [GitHub Issue Tracker][issues] and the [Rietveld][code review]
23 code review tool. [Jenkins][jenkins] is used for continuous integration.
25 [posix]: https://wiki.xiph.org/Daala_Quickstart
26 [win]: https://wiki.xiph.org/Daala_Quickstart_Windows
27 [mingw]: https://wiki.xiph.org/Daala_MinGW64_Environment
28 [issues]: https://github.com/xiph/daala/issues
29 [code review]: https://review.xiph.org/
30 [jenkins]: https://mf4.xiph.org/jenkins/view/daala/
34 There's an IRC channel #daala on chat.freenode.org. If you don't have IRC set
35 up you can easily connect from your [web browser][webchat].
37 You can also subscribe to the [daala mailing list][email].
39 [webchat]: http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=%23daala
40 [email]: http://lists.xiph.org/mailman/listinfo/daala