Show HN: An mkv player that uses WASM to render you videos

Category: library

Tags: ffmpeg, webassembly, video-player, hevc, av1

Score: 7.5/10 (Innovation: 7, Technical: 9, Documentation: 8, Utility: 6)

This project compiles FFmpeg into WebAssembly for HEVC/AV1 playback in Chromium browsers, providing a custom AVIO API for streaming and attaching software decoding. It's interesting because it pushes the boundaries of browser-based video playback by enabling high-resolution codec support that browsers don't natively support, using WASM SIMD and pthreads for performance.

Target audience: frontend devs, backend devs

Repository: https://parallax.kinosoft.moe/ · JavaScript

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