Opus in MSE and <video>
Ability to play the open source WebRTC preferred audio codec - Opus in MSE and <video> tags on the for the webM and matroska containers. Please note that we have had Opus support in chromium since M25. This change enables Opus playback on MSE and <video> tags.
Specification
Status in Chromium
Enabled by default (launch bug) in:
- Chrome for desktop release 33
- Opera release 21
- Opera for Android release 21
Consensus & Standardization
- Shipped
- No public signals
- No public signals
- Positive
Owners
Last updated on 2017-06-14
Comments
Opus is a standards supportive, open source codec. It is the MTI codec for WebRTC and has been in chromium since M25. This change enables us to use Opus in MSE and <video> tags for WebM and Matroska containers. The standards body for Matroska has also approved and the spec is attached.