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H.264 software encoder/decoder in Chrome for WebRTC

Category
Realtime / Communication
Type
New or changed feature
Status
Enabled by default (Chrome 52)
Intent stage
None

Summary

Include a H.264 video codec encoder and decoder in Chrome for use with WebRTC. At IETF in late november 2014, a compromise was reached with the main contributors to WebRTC to ship both VP8 and H.264. This launch is to follow up in this public commitment. The plan is to use the OpenH264 (same lib as Firefox uses) for encoding and FFmpeg (which is already used elsewhere in Chrome) for decoding.

Standards & signals

View on chromestatus.com