steven36 Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 After 4 months of waiting, that is the response I got from Widevine, Google’s DRM for web browsers. For the last 2 years I’ve been working on a web browser that now cannot be completed because Google, the creators of the open source browser Chrome, won’t allow DRM in an open source project. The browser I’m building, called Metastream, is an Electron-based (Chromium derived), MIT-licensed browser hosted on GitHub. Its main feature is the ability to playback videos on the web, synchronized with other peers. Each client runs its own instance of the Metastream browser and transmits playback information to keep them in sync. If someone is creating a browser that wants to playback media, they’ll soon discover the requirement of DRM for larger web media services such as Netflix and Hulu. There are a few DRM providers for the web including Widevine, PlayReady, and FairPlay. As far as I’m aware, Widevine is the only available DRM for a Chromium-based browser, especially so for Electron. Chromium accounts for roughly 70% market share of all web browsers, soon to include Microsoft’s upcoming Edge browser rewrite. Waiting 4 months for a minimal response from a vendor with such a large percentage of the market is unacceptable. This isn’t something I’m alone in either, several Electron users have waited months for a response. More prominently, the creators of Brave Browser also had issues waiting for replies from Google Widevine. “This is a prime example for why free as in beer is not enough. Small share browsers are at the mercy of Google, and Google is stalling us for no communicated-to-us reason.” - Brian Bondy, Co-founder & CTO of Brave I’m now only left with two options regarding the fate of Metastream: stop development of a desktop browser version, or pivot my project to a browser extension with reduced features. The latter requiring publishing to the Google Chrome Web Store which would further entrench the project into a Google walled garden. If you know of any way to help out, please get in touch. See post on Hacker News for discussion thread. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted April 3, 2019 Author Share Posted April 3, 2019 Google !!! That why i my media i can download 4k and under or i can stream it on Kodi from my paid download service and it;s cheaper than buying Netflix . Google Chrome or Firefox itself can't stream but 720p Netflix . Linux don't have Edge browser were you can stream 1080p or change DRM to play ready and watch 4k . Also Windows 10 has the Netflix app were can you stream 4k . Google DRM is crap anyway piracy works better,. To stream legal 4k or 1080p you need Microsoft Apps or a Smart TV box . All these streaming services are being pirated 2 times Group A: the scene and p2p releases everything they show DRM free .and people download or stream it Group B : use someone else's logins . Group C do both methods of piracy . I'm in group A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhjohns Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/chromium-microsoft-edge-can-play-4k-netflix-video-unlike-chrome/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted April 3, 2019 Author Share Posted April 3, 2019 17 minutes ago, dhjohns said: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/chromium-microsoft-edge-can-play-4k-netflix-video-unlike-chrome/ That's true but you don't need a browser on Windows 10 to watch 4k because you can just use the app from the store , once they make Edge Chromium i doubt it will work the only reason you can play it in EDGE is you can switch to PlayReady DRM . Chromium don't have this DRM . But they have and extension they use in Linux and Windows they use on Google Chrome witch cracks 1080p Netflix . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhjohns Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 5 minutes ago, steven36 said: That's true but you don't need a browser on Windows 10 to watch 4k it you can just use the app from the store , once they make Edge Chromium i doubt it will work the only reason you can play it in EDGE is you can switch to PlayReady DRM . Chromium don't have this DRM . But they have and extension they use in Linux and Windows they use on Google Chorme witch cracks 1080p Netflix. That IS Edge Chromium. I am using it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted April 3, 2019 Author Share Posted April 3, 2019 1 hour ago, dhjohns said: That IS Edge Chromium. That means i could boot into Windows 8.1 and watch it without addon because they going make it for it too, But I just download anything Netflix do in 1080p drm free my internet is not fast enough to stream 4k and besides you need to have at lest a GeForce GTX 1080 Graphics Cards to stream 4k good on Windows , If you have high speed fiber your best bet is to buy a NVIDIA Shield TV | 4K HDR Streaming Media Player for less than $200 US . To watch 4k good on PC it's going set you back 4 Bills $400 US and that's for a used one or much more for new Graphics Cards . https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/what-hardware-do-you-need-to-run-stuff-at-4k-resolution-on-your-pc/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted April 6, 2019 Administrator Share Posted April 6, 2019 Concerning this. I wonder if Chrome based Android browsers have any such problems with it. Reason I say this, if they can do it then desktop based ones can do it too. Or maybe they are not open source there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debebee Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Netflix won't play on mobile browsers like Chrome you need the official app.. looks like widevine libs aren't part of the mobile browser.. plus it does a verification of hardware to play at least HD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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