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The frustrating thing IMHO is that IP security cameras support H.264 and H.265, while browsers support H.264 and VP9/AV1. It's good that they have one codec in
by scottlamb 4y ago
The frustrating thing IMHO is that IP security cameras support H.264 and H.265, while browsers support H.264 and VP9/AV1. It's good that they have one codec in common, but I'd prefer they share a modern one.
I think much of it is geopolitical. Browser vendors are mostly in the West, can't just ignore the patents, and don't want to pay for the patents. Camera and chipset makers are mostly in China and simply ignore patents and licensing. (They don't honor LGPL/GPL conditions either.)
- ac29 4y agoGive it time. HEVC hardware support was available before AV1 hardware support. I think thats the only reason - realtime encoding of these modern codecs necessitates hardware support on a device like a security camera.
- hedora 4y agoHow much time? The codec licensing shitshow was already going strong before web browsers were a thing.
- ksec 4y ago>Browser vendors are mostly in the West, can't just ignore the patents, and don't want to pay for the patents. Google already pay for it via their hardware business.