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Play DVDs in JavaScript for the Sake of Interoperability

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Overview

Explore a groundbreaking JavaScript project that enables DVD playback in web browsers, presented at JSConf 2014. Discover how the speaker ported libdvdread and libdvdnav libraries to JavaScript, allowing for parsing DVD-video info files and emulating a virtual machine. Learn about the technical challenges faced, such as browser limitations in handling large files and codec incompatibilities, and how these were overcome using a Node.js server. Delve into the intricate mix of websockets, video elements, media source extensions, and open-source technologies that make this project possible. Prepare for an eye-opening demonstration that showcases the potential of JavaScript in pushing the boundaries of web interoperability and multimedia playback.

Syllabus

G C Marty: Play DVDs in JavaScript for the sake of interoperability [JSConf2014]

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