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Re:We replaced H.264 streaming with JPEG screenshots (and it... by mschuster91 on Tuesday December 23, 2025 @04:47PM (#46369856)
> For example, this article never mentions DASH, which is made for these exact purposes.

DASH isn't supported on Apple AFAIK. HLS would be an idea, yes...

But in either case: you need ffmpeg somewhere in your pipeline for that experience to be even remotely enjoyable. No ffmpeg? No luck, good luck implementing all of that shit yourself.

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Re:We replaced H.264 streaming with JPEG screenshots (and it... by rezonant on Tuesday December 23, 2025 @06:49PM (#46370884)
Or Gstreamer, which the article says they were using.

> DASH isn't supported on Apple AFAIK. HLS would be an idea, yes...

They said they implemented a WebCodecs websocket custom implementation, surely they can use Dash.js here. Or rather, their LLM can since it's doubtful they are writing any actual code.

They would need to use LL-DASH or HLS low latency but it's quite achievable.

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