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Is there any evidence that they use EME? As far as I can tell, they don't.
by TD-Linux 11y ago
Is there any evidence that they use EME? As far as I can tell, they don't.
- jonknee 11y agohttp://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/internet/entries/19d875b8-c966-465b-880a-e38c71900c4c http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/internet/entries/19d875b8-c966-46... > started taking advantage of Media Source Extensions via the dash.js project. That means they're using Javascript to decode encrypted video. It's a ridiculous way to play video. It also is the entire reason for this nugget: > We plan to continue supporting Flash on the desktop for at least the next few years. This is partly because playing video using HTML5 requires a more powerful computer than Flash, and we don’t want to leave behind those users who cannot, or do not wish to, upgrade. In the real world HTML5 video does not require a more powerful computer than with Flash. Trying to do it with Javascript is pathetic. If anyone wants to rip your content they still will since it's video playing on your computer. Not to mention it's a publicly owned company!
- exodust 11y agoIf what you say is true, the iPlayer HTML player might actually chew through a laptop battery quicker than iPlayer Flash. That would be funny. I hope someone does a side by side measuring cpu cycles, or some other performance metric. My money is on a Flash winner.
- TD-Linux 11y agoMSE != EME. MSE just means they are using DASH to funnel video into the <video> element. Those video chunks are normally unencrypted.