Google Inc. is announcing that Shaka Player with version number 1.4.0 is already available to download.
What is Shaka Player ?
Shaka Player is An HTML5 video player developed by Google that comes with built-in support for DASH (Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP), supporting MP4, WebM, and WebVTT for subtitles .
Shaka Player is a generic HTML5 video player that comes with a powerful JavaScript library created by Google’s team with the role of reducing the time needed to implement a DASH client.DASH stands for Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP, and is a protocol that enables videos to be broken into smaller segments, while also adapting to the user’s bandwidth conditions.The Shaka Player JavaScript library allows developers to implement a DASH client with their player, without having to worry to much about the quirks and differences between various browsers.Shaka works with HTML5 videos, via MediaSource Extensions, Encrypted Media Extensions, and can handle WebM and MP4 video file formats.Additionally, WebVTT subtitle files are also supported whenever captions are needed.Documentation, a sample player and usage instructions are included with the Shaka Player download package.
This is changelog for Shaka Player version 1.4.0 :
- Features:
- Added support for startNumber of 0, per the recent DASH spec corrigendum.
- Player.destroy() now returns a Promise.
- DrmSchemeInfo now has distinctiveIdentifier, persistentState, and robustness parameters.
You can read the complete changelog and also download this latest version on their homepage: shaka-player-demo.appspot.com
