Decoding of video streams with ForgeJS

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Here is the current state of the decoding of video streams with ForgeJS

Video with levels

Windows 10

• Edge
• IE 11 : no rendering
• Chrome
• Firefox

macOS 10.13

• Safari : no autoplay & work before any change of quality source, don't work after a source change
• Chrome
• Firefox

iOS (iPhone 6S)

• Safari : no autoplay & no quality switch
• Chrome : no autoplay & no quality switch
• Firefox : no autoplay & no quality switch

Android (Samsung S7)

• Chrome : no autoplay & no quality switch
• Samsung Internet Browser : no autoplay & no quality switch
• Firefox : no autoplay & RequestError on video element

Video with single url

Windows 10

• Edge
• IE 11 : no rendering
• Chrome
• Firefox

macOS 10.13

• Safari : no autoplay
• Chrome
• Firefox

iOS (iPhone 6S)

• Safari : no autoplay
• Chrome : no autoplay
• Firefox : no autoplay

Android (Samsung S7)

• Chrome : no autoplay
• Samsung Internet Browser : no autoplay
• Firefox : no autoplay & RequestError on video element

Dash (Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP)

Windows 10

• Edge : with dash.js
• IE 11 : no autoplay & with dash.js
• Chrome : with dash.js
• Firefox : with dash.js

macOS 10.13

• Safari : no Media Source Extensions support
• Chrome : with dash.js
• Firefox : only partial playback with many black frame rendering & with dash.js

iOS (iPhone 6S)

• Safari : no Media Source Extensions support
• Chrome : no Media Source Extensions support
• Firefox : no Media Source Extensions support

Android (Samsung S7)

• Chrome : no autoplay & with dash.js
• Samsung Internet Browser : no autoplay & no Media Source Extensions support
• Firefox : no autoplay & no Media Source Extensions support

HLS (HTTP Live Streaming)

Windows 10

• Edge : work with native video backend support (mp4 only)
• IE 11 : no autoplay & with hls.js
• Chrome : with hls.js
• Firefox : with hls.js

macOS 10.13

• Safari : don't work with native video backend & no Media Source Extensions support
• Chrome : with hls.js
• Firefox : with hls.js

iOS (iPhone 6S)

• Safari : don't work with native video backend & no Media Source Extensions support
• Chrome : don't work with native video backend & no Media Source Extensions support
• Firefox : don't work with native video backend & no Media Source Extensions support

Android (Samsung S7)

• Chrome : no autoplay & with hls.js & don't work with native video backend
• Samsung Internet Browser : no autoplay & don't work with native video backend & no Media Source Extensions support
• Firefox : no autoplay & don't work with hls.js & don't work with native video backend