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  • @AlternateRoute@lemmy.ca
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    9 hours ago

    No, HVEC / H.265 codec support so no modern 4K security camera or plex/jellyfin etc high quality video support.

    • @vividspecter@lemm.ee
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      153 minutes ago

      Jellyfin

      Use the desktop client or jellyfin-mpv-shim and you’ll get HEVC support and superior image quality.

    • @ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world
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      98 hours ago

      According to caniuse.com, it works now in the Nightly builds and can be enabled in other builds via the media.wmf.hevc.enabled pref in about:config.

      I use Firefox Dev Edition and I think it’s enabled there. But either way, you can enable it on stable.

      • @AlternateRoute@lemmy.ca
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        16 hours ago

        Night, windows only, and needs to be enabled with about: config… ie it almost has some support maybe. Also doesn’t work via webrtc so it doesn’t actually help me with the viewing the security cam feeds.

          • @AlternateRoute@lemmy.ca
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            117 minutes ago

            Core web app compatibility vs … “enhanced” ad blocking. MS teams and some other business tools also don’t support Firefox but work fine in Chrome and Safari.

            It is something the Firefox team needs to work on again. I used Firefox from when it was released until Chrome came out and mopped the floor with it. At the time Firefox became the bloated beast and went through a reset.

            Unfortunately trying to have a firm stance on not implementing HVEC when they no longer had the largest market share was a bad move and they seem to be slowly back tracking on that.

    • @bdonvr@thelemmy.club
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      49 hours ago

      plex/jellyfin etc high quality video support

      H265 isn’t the only option there. AV1 is great and fully supported by Jellyfin (and I imagine Plex?)

      • @AlternateRoute@lemmy.ca
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        -18 hours ago

        H.265 is the defecto standard on Security cameras, and I am not going to migrate content to AV1 that is already in H.265.

          • @AlternateRoute@lemmy.ca
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            12 hours ago

            Not when you are using an NVR with scrubbing and everything in the web UI. https://frigate.video/

            All in all it would be an inconvenient workaround for something that already works seamlessly across Safari, Edge, Chrome etc.

            • thermal_shock
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              11 hour ago

              damn dude, all you do is bitch. maybe get a different camera setup.

              • @shinratdr@lemmy.ca
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                251 minutes ago

                How is giving a sober and straightforward explanation of why he can’t use Firefox “bitching”? The simple fact is “switch to Firefox” isn’t a solution for everyone in every case. Burying your head in the sand about that benefits nobody.

                • @AlternateRoute@lemmy.ca
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                  19 minutes ago

                  It is generally hard to have an opposing opinion or need discussion on the internet without people feeling attacked and start name calling.

                • ddh
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                  128 minutes ago

                  They can enjoy some ads then, I guess. But it was the general attitude of unwillingness to entertain suggestions and just shutting down every one.

        • @bdonvr@thelemmy.club
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          48 hours ago

          Jellyfin can handle the transcoding to AV1 where needed. Albeit that’s a bit less ideal than direct play as you need the hardware to transcode.

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            Not spending hundreds to upgrade my server to support 4K to 4K transcoding. Even accelerated on a VERY recent CPU or GPU Encoding in AV1 is costly while at the same time decoding H.265.

            Again Essentially every major browser supports HVEC now, other than Firefox.