Thanks, Paul. So, Windows 11 shouldn’t have this issue?
> On Jul 7, 2024, at 1:58 PM, Paul Dupuis via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > Livecode on Windows (9.x.x and 10.x.x) still uses DirectShow for the video > (vs the Microsoft Media Foundation (MMF), the current standard. DirectShow > was always limited in the number of codec for various audio and video formats > it supported natively. I stringly recommend for macOS Windows parity on video > formats to install the free library of additional DirectShow supported codec > that are a part of the LAV Filters package. See > https://github.com/Nevcairiel/LAVFilters/releases > > Just install the current version of LAV Filters and restart and you get a > whole set of additional audio and video formats supported for Livecode for > Windows. > > > On 7/7/2024 1:38 PM, Peter Bogdanoff via use-livecode wrote: >> Hi, the browser widget doesn’t support .mp4 (or .mp5, both part of the HTML5 >> standard) in Windows. >> >> This is disappointing, especially as LC 10 becomes web based. In the music >> application I’ve been developing, we are now going into new, >> transformational frontiers in education with web-based video (such as >> YouTube) interacting with normal Livecode—but this works on macOS ONLY. I >> tested YouTube videos in the widget on Windows 10, and the YT player reports >> that the videos are unsupported. >> >> I understand that there is licensing involved. MPEG LA, now VIA Licensing >> Alliance, has a fee structure. For hardware decoders, for example: >> >> For the first 1 to 50,000 decoders No Royalty* >> For decoders 50,001 and more $ 0.25** >> >> https://www.via-la.com/licensing-2/mpeg-4-visual/mpeg-4-visual-license-fees/ >> <https://www.via-la.com/licensing-2/mpeg-4-visual/mpeg-4-visual-license-fees/> >> >> Is this an obstacle for LiveCode as software, and dependent on the >> underlying hardware? >> >> My understanding from past LC forum posts is, to allow the widget to play >> the videos a flag is turned on and the widget recompiled. >> >> I’m happy to pay for the licensing myself if I got to 50K customers! >> >> Peter Bogdanoff >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
