Update on HTML5 Video for Netflix

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Post by nullspace » Wed, Mar 22, 2017, 7:01 PM UTC

Update on HTML5 Video for Netflix
techblog.netflix.com

Re: Update on HTML5 Video for Netflix

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Post by cyborgx7 » Wed, Mar 22, 2017, 7:13 PM UTC

Translation: Netflix successfully lobied DRM into what is supposed to be the OPEN web standard, to the point where even Firefox couldn't afford not to support it. Dark days for the free exchange of information enabled by the web.

Re: Update on HTML5 Video for Netflix

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Post by jasonmp85 » Wed, Mar 22, 2017, 7:16 PM UTC

cyborgx7 wrote: post #2

Translation: Netflix successfully lobied DRM into what is supposed to be the OPEN web standard, to the point where even Firefox couldn't afford not to support it. Dark days for the free exchange of information enabled by the web.

Yes, the world was better when Flash and Silverlight were the media of choice for delivering video.

Re: Update on HTML5 Video for Netflix

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Post by notyourwork » Wed, Mar 22, 2017, 7:19 PM UTC

Does anyone else find it extremely off putting that companies that are supposed tech leaders are pushing "web" features to a subset of browsers?

I really have trouble accepting the fragmentation in the web world. This includes less extreme cases like mobile/desktop versions of browsers without user ability to toggle between the two.

Stuff on the web should just work on all browsers. How did we get to this point, seriously?

Re: Update on HTML5 Video for Netflix

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Post by mmagin » Wed, Mar 22, 2017, 7:21 PM UTC

jasonmp85 wrote: post #3

cyborgx7 wrote: post #2

Translation: Netflix successfully lobied DRM into what is supposed to be the OPEN web standard, to the point where even Firefox couldn't afford not to support it. Dark days for the free exchange of information enabled by the web.

Yes, the world was better when Flash and Silverlight were the media of choice for delivering video.

Nevermind that the binary blobs come from pretty much the same place: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Media/EME#Platform_Support

(Ok, I guess on Linux it's a blob from a Google-owned company.)

Re: Update on HTML5 Video for Netflix

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Post by davexunit » Wed, Mar 22, 2017, 7:23 PM UTC

This only works because of DRM infecting web standards. Thanks for hurting the web, Netflix.

Re: Update on HTML5 Video for Netflix

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Mar 22, 2017, 7:23 PM UTC

cyborgx7 wrote: post #2

Translation: Netflix successfully lobied DRM into what is supposed to be the OPEN web standard, to the point where even Firefox couldn't afford not to support it. Dark days for the free exchange of information enabled by the web.

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Re: Update on HTML5 Video for Netflix

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Post by zeveb » Wed, Mar 22, 2017, 7:23 PM UTC

Remarkably, I get a 'Secure Connection Failed' from Firefox on Linux when attempting to view the blog entry.

Re: Update on HTML5 Video for Netflix

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Post by JoshTriplett » Wed, Mar 22, 2017, 7:24 PM UTC

jasonmp85 wrote: post #3

cyborgx7 wrote: post #2

Translation: Netflix successfully lobied DRM into what is supposed to be the OPEN web standard, to the point where even Firefox couldn't afford not to support it. Dark days for the free exchange of information enabled by the web.

Yes, the world was better when Flash and Silverlight were the media of choice for delivering video.

It was indeed, since people had started recognizing the problems with Flash and Silverlight, and they'd have been much easier to kill off.

DRM should have stayed second-class, leaving the way open for competitors to offer a first-class web experience as long as they left DRM behind.

Re: Update on HTML5 Video for Netflix

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Post by davexunit » Wed, Mar 22, 2017, 7:24 PM UTC

cyborgx7 wrote: post #2

Translation: Netflix successfully lobied DRM into what is supposed to be the OPEN web standard, to the point where even Firefox couldn't afford not to support it. Dark days for the free exchange of information enabled by the web.

Dark days, indeed. Sacrificing the open web so some can watch movies.