Contact emails

[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>, 
[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>, 
[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>, 
[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>


Explainer

https://github.com/riju/backgroundBlur/blob/main/explainer.md


Specification

https://w3c.github.io/mediacapture-extensions/#exposing-mediastreamtrack-source-background-blur-support

https://w3c.github.io/mediacapture-extensions/#exposing-change-of-mediastreamtrack-configuration


Summary

The Background Blur API allows web developers to use the native platform's API 
for camera background segmentation. As Background Blur has become one of the 
most used features on video conferencing apps like Teams, Meet, Zoom, and 
Webex, we want web apps to leverage the same platform APIs without completely 
relying on ML frameworks like TensorFlow.js, Mediapipe, WASM libraries or 
cloud-based solutions.


Blink component

Blink>ImageCapture


TAG review

https://github.com/w3ctag/design-reviews/issues/826


TAG review status

Pending


Risks


External signals

Gecko: Positive (https://github.com/mozilla/standards-positions/issues/658)


WebKit: Positive (https://github.com/WebKit/standards-positions/issues/5)


Web developers: Positive 
(https://twitter.com/quicksave2k/status/1638908125385220096)


Debuggability

No specific DevTools changes are required. This feature is treated like any 
other JS method.


Ongoing technical constraints

None.


Will this feature be supported on all six Blink platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux, 
ChromeOS, Android, and Android WebView)?

No - Supported on ChromeOS, Windows, and macOS, due to the feature's reliance 
on platform APIs.


Is this feature fully tested by web-platform-tests?

Yes. 
https://wpt.fyi/results/mediacapture-extensions/GUM-backgroundBlur.https.html?label=experimental&label=master&aligned


Flag name

--enable-blink-features=MediaCaptureBackgroundBlur


Requires code in //chrome?

No.


Tracking bug

https://crbug.com/1338665


Estimated milestone

We hope to start the Origin Trial sometime during M114 beta. We plan to 
continue the Origin Trial until at least M117 to give developers time to test 
the API and provide feedback.


Goals for experimentation

Large customers like Meet can evaluate this API on a big number of users. We 
can learn if the API in its present form satisfies the needs of the users, or 
do we need something more to wow the users. One concrete example would be 
boolean vs enumeration. Right now, BG Blur only uses a bool which is an ON/OFF 
switch, but ChromeOS and Windows 11 offer shallow focus also where the blur 
intensity is more than the present implementation. We wanted to start off with 
something simple, get feedback and iterate on building something which the 
majority wants.


Link to entry on the Chrome Platform Status

https://chromestatus.com/feature/5147589575442432


Links to previous Intent discussions

https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/g/blink-dev/c/3ke9hgaREwM


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