Google Quietly Added HEVC Support in Chrome

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Post by reinhardG » Wed, Sep 21, 2022, 4:11 PM UTC

Google Quietly Added HEVC Support in Chrome
bitmovin.com

Re: Google Quietly Added HEVC Support in Chrome

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Post by reinhardG » Wed, Sep 21, 2022, 4:11 PM UTC

Quietly, without any announcement or updates on support pages, Google fixed a bug in Chrome with a significant implication for the video streaming industry: Support for adaptive streaming of HEVC/H.265 video content has finally been enabled!

Re: Google Quietly Added HEVC Support in Chrome

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Post by slederer » Wed, Sep 21, 2022, 4:24 PM UTC

Just took 6 years for this bug being addressed :-)

Re: Google Quietly Added HEVC Support in Chrome

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Post by schellkenig » Wed, Sep 21, 2022, 4:48 PM UTC

finally. which html5 players support now HEVC in chrome?

Re: Google Quietly Added HEVC Support in Chrome

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Post by dweinber » Wed, Sep 21, 2022, 5:37 PM UTC

schellkenig wrote: post #4

finally. which html5 players support now HEVC in chrome?

Any well-written player that uses properly feature detection of browsers - Bitmovin Player, dash.js and Shaka are among those that have already been confirmed to work.

Re: Google Quietly Added HEVC Support in Chrome

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Post by dwe » Wed, Sep 21, 2022, 5:40 PM UTC

slederer wrote: post #3

Just took 6 years for this bug being addressed :-)

Good things take time, I guess ;-)