ArthurAttout 1 Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 As of now, the only format that will do direct stream from my Synology DSM7.1 to Firefox 114 is x246/h264. Is there an easy way to figure out the list of formats that will make both the Synology and Firefox happy, and perform direct streaming / direct play ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimReaper 3309 Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 9 minutes ago, ArthurAttout said: Is there an easy way to figure out the list of formats that will make both the Synology and Firefox happy, and perform direct streaming / direct play ? It has nothing to do with your Synology and everything to do with your client (browser in this particular case, Firefox being one of the browsers with lesser support for various formats, most notably no HEVC support). Can I Use is usually a good indication of bowser formats support: "video format" | Can I use... Support tables for HTML5, CSS3, etc You can also check your browser capabilities ay Html5Test: HTML5test - How well does your browser support HTML5? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArthurAttout 1 Posted July 6, 2023 Author Share Posted July 6, 2023 (edited) Took a look at CanIUse, and it replies that MPEG4 is supported under Firefox 114.0.2. I played a file that reports as Quote Title SD MPEG4 Codec MPEG4 Codec TagXVID Profile Advanced Simple Profile However, Emby still transcodes it from my Synology. Joined the logs, hope it will help embyserver(1).txt Edited July 6, 2023 by ArthurAttout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimReaper 3309 Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 Don't know of any browser/Html5 player that'll play XviD/DivX files natively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArthurAttout 1 Posted July 6, 2023 Author Share Posted July 6, 2023 Oooh .. Did not see that. I guess I'm still confused about codecs. I had no idea "Codec Tag" carried yet another crucial information. I thought that DivX was a variant of x264, which was yet another variant of MPEG4. The Emby page mixing DivX and MPEG-4 confuses me even more. Guess I'll have to dive into some history of codecs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37112 Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 There is no web browser that supports mpeg4 as of today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArthurAttout 1 Posted July 9, 2023 Author Share Posted July 9, 2023 On 7/7/2023 at 11:11 PM, Luke said: There is no web browser that supports mpeg4 as of today. No browser that supports mpeg4-XVid right ? Because mpeg4 h264 looks widely supported. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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