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> in theory you can use DASH with existing HLS segments (MPEG-2 .ts files), but no-one supports it (or likely ever will) Twitch.tv does exactly that for their
by nacs 10y ago
> in theory you can use DASH with existing HLS segments (MPEG-2 .ts files), but no-one supports it (or likely ever will)
Twitch.tv does exactly that for their non-Flash streaming (MPEG2 .ts files delivered in pieces).
- shmerl 10y agoWhy doesn't Twitch work in Firefox without Flash?
- _puk 10y agoWouldn't be surprised if Firefox doesn't have all the relevant hardware decode licences (MPEG-2 in this instance). For a lot of codec related items support is dependent on the underlying OS, and I don't think Windows ships with a general MPEG-2 licence.
- shmerl 10y agoSo again, it's about Apple being jerks and not supporting free codecs. However ffmpeg can decode it, and Firefox relies on it now.
- _puk 10y agoGood to know! Twitch definitely offers HLS as well; it makes sense to support the current generation of devices, but re-use the tech stack for future standards. Clever peeps.