Lbry-desktop: Warn that .mov files cannot be streamed
When a user uploads a .mov file, they expect it to be able to be streamed. However, due to the .mov not being playable by render-media, we cannot stream them. A warning should be displayed to users on publish that, at least for now, .mov is download only.
kauffj
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https://ffmpeg.org/general.html#File-Formats
Any chances to integrate this? ^^
btzr-io
on 17 Aug 2017
btzr-io
on 17 Aug 2017
In addition to this, should we provide HTML5 streaming video guidelines? The whole metadata thing is tricky too for it to stream properly. I think that would remove some confusion.
tzarebczan
on 18 Aug 2017
It should also trigger a warning for all files that can't be streamed ^^
https://www.chromium.org/audio-video
btzr-io
on 22 Aug 2017
what about an option like this in the future?
https://github.com/taltultc/react-native-mov-to-mp4
https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-native-mov-to-mp4
MSFTserver
on 30 Aug 2017
This will be better addressed in a larger video player re-work. But a easier fix would to just add a label if the file that a user selects is a .mov.
Currently .mov files cannot be streamed inside the app. Considered uploading a different file type. Or something similar.
seanyesmunt
on 21 Aug 2018
There's a note about mp4s being most compatible on publish now, closing.
tzarebczan
on 23 Jul 2019
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In addition to this, should we provide HTML5 streaming video guidelines? The whole metadata thing is tricky too for it to stream properly. I think that would remove some confusion.