Re: User media constraint: peerIdentity

On Oct 25, 2012, at 17:54 , Timothy B. Terriberry <tterriberry@mozilla.com> wrote:

> Harald Alvestrand wrote:
>> I think the input -> display path should always be possible, no matter
>> what the taints are - just like the <video> tag can display any incoming
>> stream on the screen, no matter how tainted (I believe).
>> 
>> However, if you like telecommuting in black & white, and go input -> JS
>> decolorizer -> display, this would not work with tainted streams.
> 
> The bigger problem, to my mind, is that it is now impossible to implement a level meter for the audio, so that people can check their mic. We can still provide one in browser chrome in gUM, but not after permission has been granted.
> 

They can check their mic with a different stream. Really mic test level meters are probably best done as part of the browser were you select the device. Given the tradeoff between secure media, and a level meter, I know I want to have the option of  secure media. 

Received on Sunday, 28 October 2012 06:50:04 UTC