WebRTC in Firefox - Kranky Geek, Bangalore

Status of WebRTC in Firefox presented at Kranky Geek WebRTC event, Bangalore, on March 19, 2016.

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1. WebRTC in Firefox
   a quick update
   Kranky Geek - Bangalore - March, 16

   Kaustav Das Modak - @kaustavdm
   

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2. WebRTC in latest Firefox
   Un-prefixed core APIs (FF 44)
   
   32 KHz mic capture (FF 44)
   
   AEC enhancements (FF 45)
   
   …more ongoing improvements
   Source: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Media/WebRTC#Releases
   

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3. Simulcast
   (simultaneous broadcast)
   Landed in Dev Edition, behind a pref
   Should not harm non-simulcast use cases
   Currently under test for regressions.
   Help test?
   

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4. MediaRecorder Demo 1
   Get video stream from canvas
   var stream = canvas.captureStream(15);
   video.src = URL.createObjectURL(stream);
   video.play();
   

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5. MediaRecorder Demo 2
   Render and filter a video stream into a canvas
   // Get a video stream from the webcam

   navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia()
   // Draw the video stream in CanvasRenderingContext2D

   canvas.drawImage()
   // Read the canvas pixels

   canvas.getImageData()
   // Write the canvas pixels

   canvas.putImageData()
   

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6. For more demos on MediaRecorder
   mozdevs.github.io/MediaRecorder-examples/
   

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7. Roadmap
   Better simulcast (H.264, spec compliance etc.)
   Full duplex audio support in Desktop (Linux, OSX, Windows)
   VP9 support
   Stereo Opus support in WebRTC
   PERC prototyping
   

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8. Test drive the Dev Edition Firefox
   
   firefox.com/developer
   

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9. talk.over()
   questions.ask()
   tweet(“@kaustavdm”)
   irc(“#media”, “irc.mozilla.org”)
   

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