We don’t need any new third-party libraries. The demuxing will still be handled by nestegg, which we already use for WebM. We will extend it to support Matroska as well. The demuxing process itself remains unchanged and will continue to run in the content process, as it does now.
[email protected] 在 2025年9月2日 星期二清晨7:23:51 [UTC-7] 的信中寫道： > I've read the Tech Brief [0], but it doesn't contain any > implementation details. I think this should get a security review > from Firefox Security Reviews <[email protected]> . Some > questions that immediately come to mind that would be discussed in > that would be what third party libraries will be added to do this and > what processes will the new code be running in. > > -tom > > [0] > https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SH5Pm1nRj9Qci9fBYVyE-5asj-GffL5evJa7OEZv3eY/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.tfv43swtn2zr > > > On Tue, Aug 26, 2025 at 1:57 PM 'Alastor Wu' via > [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Summary: > > Matroska (MKV) is a modern, flexible multimedia container format widely > used by media enthusiasts and in open-source communities. It is capable of > holding video, audio, and subtitles in a single file, similar to MP4, but > with broader codec support. > > > > We propose prototyping Matroska support in Gecko for the following > reasons: > > > > Compatibility and demand: Chromium-based browsers already support MKV > playback. The lack of native support in Gecko results in playback failures, > forced downloads instead of direct play, and the need for manual > transcoding. Many users have requested first-class MKV playback. > > > > Standards-backed: Matroska (and EBML) are now published as IETF RFCs via > the CELLAR working group, providing an open and stable specification that > ensures long-term interoperability. > > > > Bug: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1422891 > > > > Specification: https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc9559 > > > > Platform coverage: All > > > > Other browsers: > > Blink (Chromium): Supported with common codecs such as H.264, AAC, Opus, > and Vorbis, etc. > > WebKit (Safari): Not supported. > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "[email protected]" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to [email protected]. > > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/a/mozilla.org/d/msgid/dev-platform/136779aa-56c2-4dcc-9cdd-991e67e7ed74n%40mozilla.org > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "[email protected]" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/a/mozilla.org/d/msgid/dev-platform/f2cde831-e4e9-4874-b67d-9effa15a725en%40mozilla.org.
