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H.265 HEVC in WebRTC?
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Description
I apologize if this is not the right place to ask, but I'm trying to understand the relation ship between the HEVC Video Extensions and Edge as well as any information on support with WebRTC.
H.265 HEVC is not currently supported with an RTCPeerConnection. I have the HEVC Video Extensions installed, but I'm unclear on if that is even needed. From what I can tell support shipped in Chrome 136. Is there an intent to enable support within Edge, and if so will it require the HEVC Video Extensions?
Relevant links:
https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/8ca090ecf9fcb51daaa549bbce830511b62f00aa
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/341986313
https://chromestatus.com/feature/5153479456456704
https://vdo.ninja/h265 when opened in Chromium vs Edge on the same Windows 11 machine confirms lack of support vs Chromium.
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Research direction
Start with the linked Chromium commit, Chromium issue 341986313, and ChromeStatus entry; compare the vdo.ninja behavior in Edge and Chromium on Windows 11. The issue is complete only when Edge's H.265 WebRTC support status and HEVC Video Extensions requirement are confirmed by the Edge team.
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Assessment
- Domain
- audio-video-rtc
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100