Newpipe: Wish: mp4-format as standard

[Spielmops]

Smartphones are built with a graphics-chip, that can decode mp4 in hardware. So it should be possible to set not only the video-size but the video-format. Webm is a god format but brings phones often to stutters.

Spielmops

[ghost]

MP4 format is a patented and a non-free format. I do not support this.

[turboteckel]

Would be nice to have it as a default option for downloading. More a quality of life change than anything else.

[Spielmops]

MP4 format is a patented and a non-free format. I do not support this.
I read the same years ago written by the mozilla-developers-team. And now the standartd-plugin is "mp4-codecs". Fact is the mp4-hardware-decoding ability of smartphones and fact is: if normal users get stuttering video-playing, then Newpipe is out, deinstalled, gone, forget it ....

[theScrabi]

We could add something to the settings than you guys can select your favorite format.

[Spielmops]

to set not only the video-size but the video-format
That all I wished for ....

[utack]

@mission712 you already supported all proprietary codecs by buying a phone that can decode them in hardware
Might as well use that capability now

[fbis251]

I understand that there's the free vs proprietary codec aspect to this, but making this an option in the settings would be great. Each user would then be able to pick their preferred default codec

[theScrabi]

All right :)

[sebma]

Hi, the default 360p format in Newpipe 0.9.0 is WebM, but my problem is that WebM video does not show on my device, only the audio works.

Therefore, I'm really interested in this feature of being able to change the default format because in the meantime, I have to select MPEG-4 360p each time I want to play a video and it's a pain...

[theScrabi]

All right I added a preferred preference, so you can choose your favorite format.
Will be available with 0.9.1

[sebma]

Thanks a lot :)

[Spielmops]

Herzlichen Dank!
Spielmops