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12. April 2010, 12:59:47

matejdro

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Directshow HTML5

I'm not 100% sure if it's possible, but opera could use DirectShow to display HTML5 video, avoiding high H264 licensing prices.

12. April 2010, 13:55:46

Frenzie

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That wouldn't make video-playback any less platform-dependent than it already is, and the plugin structure already exists for that. I.e. you can use VLC, WMP, Quicktime or whatever to play H.264 videos.
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12. April 2010, 16:07:20

matejdro

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Yes, but you can't use VLC to play media using html5 tags.

Safari depends on quicktime to play videos, so why not opera depends on DirectShow?

12. April 2010, 16:51:08

Frenzie

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Originally posted by matejdro:

Yes, but you can't use VLC to play media using html5 tags.


Sure you can, although you might need some UserJS to replace the VIDEO element with an OBJECT element. p
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12. April 2010, 16:56:12

matejdro

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So? I want to use real HTML5, not some "js simulator".

12. April 2010, 21:52:24

BtEO

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This assumes that DirectShow has a compatible H.264 filter registered. This is only guaranteed on Windows 7.
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23. April 2010, 19:22:18

matejdro

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If user is knowledgeable enough to find and download opera, i think it he would have codec pack installed.

24. April 2010, 01:42:55

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