einfach_orangensaft@sh.itjust.works to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 2 days agoWebm supports multiple audio and subtitle tracks inside its RIFF container structure, why the hell arent browsers supporting it???imagemessage-square42linkfedilinkarrow-up1543arrow-down13
arrow-up1540arrow-down1imageWebm supports multiple audio and subtitle tracks inside its RIFF container structure, why the hell arent browsers supporting it???einfach_orangensaft@sh.itjust.works to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 2 days agomessage-square42linkfedilink
minus-squareHyperfocusSurfer@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down1·1 day agoMost sites use some custom js-based players instead of the native video tag anyways, so I don’t exactly think it’s an issue.
minus-squaredrosophila@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37arrow-down1·edit-21 day agoSupport for this feature would lessen the need for such players though, and anything that lessens the amount of JavaScript in the world is an objective moral good.
minus-squareHyperfocusSurfer@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 hours agoFair, although AFAIK we’d also need native hls support (outside safari) since it’s quite commonly used as well. Although, that info might be outdated
minus-squareRin@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agohonestly, if it wasn’t so piss easy to write, i wouldn’t use it at all
Most sites use some custom js-based players instead of the native video tag anyways, so I don’t exactly think it’s an issue.
Support for this feature would lessen the need for such players though, and anything that lessens the amount of JavaScript in the world is an objective moral good.
Fair, although AFAIK we’d also need native hls support (outside safari) since it’s quite commonly used as well. Although, that info might be outdated
honestly, if it wasn’t so piss easy to write, i wouldn’t use it at all