ilian / ilian/mkv-web

Handle unsupported codecs

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TypeScript
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Description

Some MPEG-4 profiles are not supported on every platform, such as h264 (High 10) on Firefox for Windows 11.
We could prompt the user to install the required codec or use a different browser.
Alternatively, we could transcode the media file with ffmpeg but this likely leads to a degraded user-experience since transcoding is highly cpu-intensive, especially on lower-end devices.

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Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the browser playback and codec-detection flow, then clarify whether the intended done state is a user prompt, browser fallback, or ffmpeg-based transcoding.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript, wasm
Domain
frontend, web-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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