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A chunk of users (Linux desktops mainly) are locked into chrome because of h.264 / mp4 video.
by carlsborg 7y ago
A chunk of users (Linux desktops mainly) are locked into chrome because of h.264 / mp4 video.
- greatquux 7y agoPretty sure Firefox can use this too even though it's a proprietary binary blob.
- shakna 7y agoOn Linux, I have "OpenH264 Video Codec by Cisco" and "Widevine Content Decryption Module by Google" as Firefox addons. This seems to be the norm [0], as Firefox will download them on-demand so long as the user agrees. [0] https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-drm https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-drm
- carlsborg 7y agoSays here the Cisco codec allows you to use H.264 in WebRTC with gstreamer and Firefox. It does not enable generic H.264 playback, only WebRTC. https://github.com/cisco/openh264/issues/2835 https://github.com/cisco/openh264/issues/2835 https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/OpenH264 https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/OpenH264
- shakna 7y agoBecause generic support for H264 in Firefox came in Firefox 43, four years ago. If Firefox finds ffmpeg, it uses it.
- carlsborg 7y agoTrue but it’s a poor experience getting it to work. It breaks every few upgrades, poorly documented and mainly in the the bugtracker, and is unofficial hack because it’s not a licensed decoder.
- ubercow13 7y agoCould you elaborate? Firefox doesn't seem to have any problems with h264 to me