[Bug 18920] New: addSourceBuffer parameter type should be optional

https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=18920

           Summary: addSourceBuffer parameter type should be optional
           Product: HTML WG
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: Media Source Extensions
        AssignedTo: adrianba@microsoft.com
        ReportedBy: whadar@gmail.com
         QAContact: public-html-bugzilla@w3.org
                CC: mike@w3.org, public-html-media@w3.org


In the current spec the initialization of the sourceBuffer requires the
developer to specify the exact codec. For example:

mediaSource.addSourceBuffer('video/webm; codecs="vorbis,vp8"');
mediaSource.addSourceBuffer('video/mp4; codecs="avc1.42E01E, mp4a.40.2"');

As a developer, it will make the API much more feasible and easier to use.

Scenario:
A website has a library of various videos in different codecs (as users upload
the videos). The video is fetch using XHR and appended with MSE.

Determining the mime type can be made by reading the XHR response, which must
contain the real mime type and not just the generic octet stream (requirement
for the webserver). Knowing the correct codec is even harder in the js level.
In ISO-BMFF there are plenty of variations and the developer needs a js parser
to detect which codec is used.

Auto detection of the initialization segment by the browser would make the API
much more accessible and developer friendly.

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Received on Wednesday, 19 September 2012 18:32:40 UTC