Re:Update on HTML5 Video for Netflix
by jandrese on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @03:16PM
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FYI if you have HTTPS-Everywhere enabled the site won't load.
That said, there isn't a whole lot to this article. They added support for Firefox on Linux. They talk a bit about their work with MPEG-DASH, WebCrypto, MSE, and EME.
They don't talk about supporting 4k and HDR video on anything except Edge however, which is annoying old-media thinking. I really hate when companies say "more bits means more onerous DRM, we know you liked the old system, but we can make it look marginally better if you're willing to give up most of the advantages".
It's pure cash grab thinking. The sort of thing that made SVHS stillborn and has kept Blu-ray sales lukewarm.
That said, there isn't a whole lot to this article. They added support for Firefox on Linux. They talk a bit about their work with MPEG-DASH, WebCrypto, MSE, and EME.
They don't talk about supporting 4k and HDR video on anything except Edge however, which is annoying old-media thinking. I really hate when companies say "more bits means more onerous DRM, we know you liked the old system, but we can make it look marginally better if you're willing to give up most of the advantages".
It's pure cash grab thinking. The sort of thing that made SVHS stillborn and has kept Blu-ray sales lukewarm.