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Webm supports multiple audio and subtitle tracks inside its RIFF container structure, why the hell arent browsers supporting it??? (sh.itjust.works)

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[-] [email protected] 37 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Support for this feature would lessen the need for such players though, and anything that lessens the amount of JavaScript in the world is an objective moral good.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

honestly, if it wasn't so piss easy to write, i wouldn't use it at all

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Fair, although AFAIK we'd also need native hls support (outside safari) since it's quite commonly used as well. Although, that info might be outdated

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