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HTML Media Extensions

This is a placeholder page for information about HTML WG activities related to the following drafts specifications:

Encrypted Media Extensions

Extends HTMLMediaElement to enable playback of protected content; supports use cases ranging from simple clear key decryption to high value video.

Media Source Extensions

Extends HTMLMediaElement to allow JavaScript to generate media streams for playback. Allowing JavaScript to generate streams facilitates a variety of use cases like adaptive streaming and time shifting live streams

Discussion about the above specifications takes place on the public-html-media@w3.org mailing list (archives).