- From: Mike Shaver <mike.shaver@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:51:40 -0400
On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 9:46 AM, Chris Double <chris.double at double.co.nz> wrote: > How much data are you willing to sniff to find out if the Ogg file > contains Theora and/or Vorbis? You have to read the header packets > contained within the Ogg file to get this. A few kilobytes certainly seems reasonable -- I don't think we can actually do anything with the video until we've made that determination, so I'm actually quite sure what's being asked. Can you describe a scenario where Firefox would have a reliable MIME type, but isn't retrieving the first chunk of the video anyway? Do browsers use HEAD to check for video compatibility today? Mike
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