Re:Show HN: VidStudio, a browser based video editor that doe...
by ArielTM on Tuesday April 21, 2026 @11:29PM
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The hvc1 and 10-bit failures a few comments up aren't a FFmpeg-wasm fallback thing, they're a WebCodecs browser-gap. Firefox's HEVC path is partial and 10-bit paths are worse. Chrome mostly works and Firefox fails on the exact files iPhones and modern Androids record by default.
A "your browser can't decode this codec, try Chrome" nudge would probably spare people the bounce, especially on test imports from their phone.
A "your browser can't decode this codec, try Chrome" nudge would probably spare people the bounce, especially on test imports from their phone.