w3c / w3c/webcodecs

Provide introspection for VideoFrame types

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Description

An app should be able to determine the pixel formats that can be used to create a VideoFrame. This could be a static VideoFrame.supportedPixelFormats array, or perhaps a VideoFrame.isSupportedShape() API that allows checking against any size limit also.

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Research direction

The issue does not name files or tests. Start by reviewing VideoFrame creation constraints and the proposed introspection API in this issue; done means an agreed API that lets apps determine supported pixel formats and applicable size limits.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
api, web-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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