On 06/04/2011 06:43 PM, David Gerard wrote: > A question that wasn't clear from reading the bug: why is reading a > file format (WebM) blocked on the entire Timed Media Handler?
It would be complicated to support WebM without an improved player and transcoding support. All the IE users for example can only decode ogg with cortado, if we don't use TMH WebM files when embed in articles would not play for those users. Likewise older versions of firefox only playback ogg. Additionally, issues around HD files embedded into articles is already an issue with users uploading variable bit-rate HD oggs, giving a far from ideal experience on most Internet connections and most in-browser playback engines. This would be an issue for variable bitrate webm files as well ( without the transcoding support of TMH ) Other features that have been living in the mwEmbed gadget for a long time like timed text, remote embedding / video sharing, and temporal media references / embeds are all better supported in TMH as an extension, so we would be good to move those features over. --michael _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
