Closed Bug 1210231 Opened 9 years ago Closed 9 years ago

Decode unencrypted H.264 and AAC using Adobe's CDM on Windows (Vista, and K/N editions)

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(Core :: Audio/Video: Playback, defect, P1)

Unspecified
Windows
defect

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RESOLVED FIXED
mozilla45
Tracking Status
firefox44 --- affected
firefox45 --- fixed

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(Reporter: cpeterson, Assigned: cpearce)

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Anthony says cpearce is already working on this.
cpearce is working on this for Windows (XP, Vista, and N editions without platform decoders), but the code should also work on Linux when Adobe delivers Linux builds of their CDM.
* Move GMP PDM to the end of the PDMFactory's list, so that we prefer the WMF and other PDMs when creating decoders.
* Toggle the pref.
Attachment #8674665 - Flags: review?(jyavenard)
Comment on attachment 8674665 [details] [diff] [review]
Patch: Enable decoding for unencrypted video via Adobe's GMP if available

Review of attachment 8674665 [details] [diff] [review]:
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::: browser/app/profile/firefox.js
@@ +1833,5 @@
>  pref("media.eme.enabled", true);
>  pref("media.eme.apiVisible", true);
>  
> +// Decode using Gecko Media Plugins in <video>, if a system decoder is not
> +// availble and the preferred GMP is available.

available
Attachment #8674665 - Flags: review?(jyavenard) → review+
https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/3cfb964dd761
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 9 years ago
Resolution: --- → FIXED
Target Milestone: --- → mozilla45
Release Note Request (optional, but appreciated)
[Why is this notable]: On Windows systems without platform H.264/AAC/MP3 decoders (Windows N and KN variants, and Windows Vista without the "Platform Update Supplement for Windows Vista" installed), HTML5 audio/video will now play MP4/H.264/AAC and MP3 using Adobe's Primetime EME plugin for decoding. Windows XP is still unsupported.

[Suggested wording]:

On Windows Vista and later versions of Windows, systems without platform H.264/AAC/MP3 decoders (Windows N and KN variants, and Windows Vista without the "Platform Update Supplement for Windows Vista" installed), HTML5 audio/video will now play MP4/H.264/AAC and MP3 using Adobe's Primetime EME plugin for decoding.

[Links (documentation, blog post, etc)]:
relnote-firefox: --- → ?
Note: Adobe have not provided an EME plugin that works on Windows XP, so we can't use their plugin for MP4 playback on Windows XP yet.

Adjusting bug title to reflect that, so as to reduce confusion.
Summary: Decode unencrypted H.264 and AAC using Adobe's CDM on Windows (XP, Vista, and N editions) → Decode unencrypted H.264 and AAC using Adobe's CDM on Windows (Vista, and K/N editions)
(In reply to Chris Pearce (:cpearce) from comment #6)
> [Links (documentation, blog post, etc)]:

Microsoft's decoders may be able to use hardware video decoding and will use less power than Adobe's CDM decoder. I think we should link to the SUMO page that describes how to install Microsoft's decoders for power users who are so inclined.

[Suggested wording]:

The Mozilla Support website describes how to download Microsoft's H.264/AAC/MP3 decoders, which are optimized to use hardware video decoding:

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/fix-video-audio-problems-firefox-windows
Blocks: 1229516
Chris, could you provide a simplified wording? This one is too long and I am not even sure I understand it.
Thanks
Flags: needinfo?(cpearce)
[Suggested wording]:

On Windows Vista and later systems which don't have functioning MP4 audio/video decoders, Firefox will use the Adobe Primetime Content Decryption Module for decoding MP4 audio/video.
Flags: needinfo?(cpearce)
Blocks: 1197905
Blocks: 1235222
Depends on: 1236756
Blocks: 1234100
Blocks: 1229904
No longer blocks: 1229904
Added to the release notes with "On Windows Vista and later systems which don't have functioning MP4 audio/video decoders, the Adobe Primetime Content Decryption Module for decoding MP4 audio/video will be used" as wording.
However, I am pretty sure comms will propose something better :)
Sylvestre, decoding of unencrypted H.264 and AAC using the Adobe CDM has been disabled (by bug 1237145) due to Adobe AAC bug 1236756. We expect Adobe to deliver a fix later this week. Should we track bug 1236756 for release and/or remove this new rel note until the bug is fixed?
Flags: needinfo?(sledru)
OK, removed from the release notes. Please resubmit when ready!
Flags: needinfo?(sledru)
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