Microsoft uses Big Buck Bunny to Demonstrate Silverlight
A couple of weeks ago I attended the yearly National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) trade show in Las Vegas. This year the show itself was a little quieter than usual - for example the RED camera circus wasn't in town, drawing hundreds, blocking aisles and making a nuisance of itself - which generally meant it was easier to walk around, talk to people and actually learn a few things.
There wasn't a lot of Open Source video products around that I could see. At least no one was openly touting their Open Source credentials. Smartjog were there, and they use FFmpeg as the back end transcoding solution in their servers.
However, I was highly amused by the irony of Microsoft, demonstrating new Silverlight 3.0 features, and using Big Buck Bunny as the demonstration footage. Could they not afford to license footage from elsewhere for their big screens? A small dose of irony in my day.
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