The Long Road to VideoDecoders: How Browsers Finally Agreed on How to Play Video

Before WebCodecs standardized video decoding, every browser built its own and developers spent a decade navigating the wreckage. Here's the story of how the web platform caught up.

The Long Road to VideoDecoders: How Browsers Finally Agreed on How to Play Video Before WebCodecs standardized video decoding, every browser built its own and developers spent a decade navigating the wreckage. Here's the story of how the web platform caught up. The story of how browsers spent a decade building fragmented video solutions before WebCodecs standardized video decoding for everyone. A history of the VideoDecoder API. The Fragmented Decade There was a time, not so long ago, when playing video in a...