[Galene] Re: Heads up: default video codec is now VP9

[eric_G <junk.eg@free.fr>]

Hello there, I am the tester Dave mentioned :)

So, no image/sound on Safari 16.5.1 on MacOS 13.4.1.
Worked well on Firefox.
Eric


> Le 9 juil. 2023 à 17:16, Dave Taht <dave.taht@gmail.com> a écrit :
> 
> Ok, well, I tested it briefly with a fella named eric, and on his
> safari it did not work. Is there a way to tell what codec is
> negotiated?
> 
> He also said high quality audio was able to pick up harmonics off my
> guitar, which ws nice.
> 
> I will do a fresh git pull and rebuild later. Off to the beach!
> 
> On Sun, Jul 9, 2023 at 9:04 AM Dave Taht <dave.taht@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> OK, I just updated to git head, and am logged into
>> 
>> https://spacewrt.net:8443/group/bufferbloat/
>> 
>> From where I am in Nicaragua (this server is in atlanta) Via chrome.
>> Should I see some difference in frame rate (currently showing 33+200)?
>> 
>> I would enjoy catching up with you... (any login, no password)
>> 
>> 
>> On Sun, Jul 9, 2023 at 8:31 AM Juliusz Chroboczek <jch@irif.fr> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hello,
>>> 
>>> I have just changed the default codec in Galene to VP9.  This gives better
>>> video quality, and uses SVC for quality reduction, which is better than
>>> the simulcast hack used with VP8.  Please let me know if this change
>>> causes any breakage.
>>> 
>>> Note that this means that on iOS, Safari 14 or later is now required.
>>> (On desktop Mac OS X too, but on desktop you have a choice, and you should
>>> not be using Safari with Galene in the first place.)
>>> 
>>> If for any reason you need to revert to VP8, please put the following in
>>> your group configuration:
>>> 
>>>    "codecs": ["opus", "vp8"]
>>> 
>>> -- Juliusz
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