FF130 Relnote WebCodec API - Desktop support #35711

hamishwillee · 2024-09-03T00:56:58Z

FF130 supports the WebCodecs API on desktop builds only. The API is supported on nightly for android. See https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1908572

This adds a release note and experimental features update.

Related docs can be tracked in #35695

files/en-us/mozilla/firefox/experimental_features/index.md

github-actions · 2024-09-03T00:58:21Z

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URL: /en-US/docs/Mozilla/Firefox/Experimental_features
Title: Experimental features in Firefox

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URL: /en-US/docs/Mozilla/Firefox/Releases/130
Title: Firefox 130 for developers

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(comment last updated: 2024-09-05 23:00:45)

bsmth · 2024-09-03T12:56:08Z

files/en-us/mozilla/firefox/releases/130/index.md

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ This article provides information about the changes in Firefox 130 that affect d
 ### APIs

 - The [X25519](/en-US/docs/Web/API/SubtleCrypto/deriveKey#x25519) digital signature algorithm is supported by the [Web Crypto API](/en-US/docs/Web/API/Web_Crypto_API), and can be used in the {{domxref("SubtleCrypto")}} methods: {{domxref("SubtleCrypto.deriveKey()", "deriveKey()")}}, {{domxref("SubtleCrypto.deriveBits()", "deriveBits()")}}, {{domxref("SubtleCrypto.generateKey()", "generateKey()")}}, {{domxref("SubtleCrypto.importKey()", "importKey()")}} and {{domxref("SubtleCrypto.exportKey()", "exportKey()")}} ([Firefox bug 1904836](https://bugzil.la/1904836)).
+- The [Web Codecs API](/en-US/docs/Web/API/WebCodecs_API) is supported on desktop releases, giving web developers low-level access to the individual frames of a video stream and chunks of audio (Android releases are supported in Nightly builds). The new interfaces include: [`VideoEncoder`](/en-US/docs/Web/API/VideoEncoder), [`VideoDecoder`](/en-US/docs/Web/API/VideoDecoder), [`EncodedVideoChunk`](/en-US/docs/Web/API/EncodedVideoChunk), [`VideoFrame`](/en-US/docs/Web/API/VideoFrame), and [`VideoColorSpace`](/en-US/docs/Web/API/VideoColorSpace). ([Firefox bug 1908572](https://bugzil.la/1908572)).


Here's the revision for the flag changes for future us: https://hg.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla-beta/rev/98cd453d97c8

files/en-us/mozilla/firefox/releases/130/index.md

bsmth

LGTM with one suggestion for you to look at! Thank you 🙏🏻

ghost · 2024-09-03T15:35:59Z

@hamishwillee @bsmth Please edit the first paragraph of /en-US/docs/Mozilla/Firefox/Releases/130 too. It says that 130 is the current Beta version, but it was released today.

hamishwillee · 2024-09-03T21:22:47Z

Please edit the first paragraph of /en-US/docs/Mozilla/Firefox/Releases/130 too. It says that 130 is the current Beta version, but it was released today.

@toothlessgodzilla The release docs update on release is handled by a different process. This will be updated shortly.

bsmth · 2024-09-04T10:01:18Z

Please edit the first paragraph of /en-US/docs/Mozilla/Firefox/Releases/130 too. It says that 130 is the current Beta version, but it was released today.

@toothlessgodzilla The release docs update on release is handled by a different process. This will be updated shortly.

This is done in:

Firefox 130 release notes #35741

Co-authored-by: Brian Thomas Smith <[email protected]>

hamishwillee · 2024-09-05T23:04:13Z

Thanks @bsmth - accepted your nit and merged

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