Сегодня компания Microsoft объявила о выпуске нового пакета Web Media Extensions для Windows 10. Данный пакет расширений добавляет в систему поддержку контейнера OGG с открытым исходным кодом, кодеков Theora и Vorbis, а также расширяет поддержку WebM VP9 для работы с Theora в простых видеоэлементах. Данный пакет расширяет базовые возможности медиаплатформы Windows, а значит использовать эти улучшения сможет не только браузер Microsoft Edge, но и другие UWP-приложения.
Клиентам и разработчикам, которым нужна поддержка этих форматов, необходимо вручную загрузить Web Media Extensions из Microsoft Store. В будущем компания может обеспечить поддержку на всех устройствах с Windows 10, чтобы сделать эти форматы частью веб-платформы, доступной для разработчиков.
The Web Media Extensions application is free. It adds system-wide support for the OGG Container, Vorbis Decoder and Theora Decoder on the Windows 10 system the app is installed on. System-wide means that any program or app that runs on Windows 10 may use the added functionality.
- Do I need Microsoft Web Media Extensions?
- What is Web media extensions and do I need it?
- How do I uninstall Web Media Extensions?
- What does Web Media Extensions do?
- What is WebP image extensions in Windows 10?
- What is Web media?
- What is Windows Update assistant?
- What are Microsoft tips?
- What does the Microsoft your phone app do?
- What is Microsoft Web media extension?
- What is Microsoft Update health tools?
- Should I uninstall HEIF image extensions?
Do I need Microsoft Web Media Extensions?
You’ll need it if you want to play «content delivered in the OGG container or encoded using the Vorbis or Theora codecs» in Films & TV or Photos, for example. Uninstalling the Web Media Extensions will limit the types of video you can play in any of the native Windows 10 apps.
What is Web media extensions and do I need it?
Do I need it? An app from Microsoft that extends Microsoft Edge and Windows 10 to play content encoded using the Vorbis or Theora codecs.
How do I uninstall Web Media Extensions?
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- Settings > System > Apps & Features > Uninstall the problem Edge Extension(s)
- Go to Store > manually search the store for the extension, then install it again.
What does Web Media Extensions do?
Media Extensions, much like browser extensions, allow customers to extend their device beyond the core experience shipped as part of Windows 10. It also allows the developers of media technologies to update and enhance media components independently of the Windows 10 release schedule.
What is WebP image extensions in Windows 10?
The WebP Image Extension will enable you to view WebP images in the Windows 10. WebP is a modern image format that provides lossless and lossy compression for smaller, richer images on the web. Play specified types of media with this extension for Windows 10.
What is Web media?
By definition, web media is the textual, audio and visual forms of communication presented on the web. Web media can include graphics, photos, videos and interactivity with the user.
What is Windows Update assistant?
Windows Update Assistant is a Microsoft program that automatically helps to download and install the latest update and upgrade for Windows. The update assistant helps users automatically follow and check for any upgrade available for Windows 10.
What are Microsoft tips?
Tips is the latest of a series of tutorial hubs in Microsoft Windows that provides information about using features. Information is presented as screenshots, text descriptions, videos, and web links.
What does the Microsoft your phone app do?
Your Phone is an app developed by Microsoft for Windows 10 for connecting Android or iOS devices to Windows 10 devices. It enables a Windows PC to access the 2000 most recent photos on a connected phone, send SMS messages, and make phone calls.
What is Microsoft Web media extension?
Web Media Extensions is a new application for Microsoft’s Windows 10 operating system that adds support for OGG, Vorbis and Theora. … System-wide means that any program or app that runs on Windows 10 may use the added functionality. This includes Microsoft Edge which may now play media content that uses the formats.
What is Microsoft Update health tools?
What is Microsoft Update Health Tools? Microsoft Update Health Tools will reset your network settings, clean up your Registry keys, repair disabled or corrupted components, free up disk space, and reset the Windows Update database when something is “preventing updates from being installed successfully”.
Should I uninstall HEIF image extensions?
When shooting with an iPhone equipped with iOS 11, it is saved in HEIF format, but since it is a format that can achieve high image quality and high compression rate, it may be popularized in other OSs in the future. Therefore, we recommend that you do not remove it.
We’ve heard requests from many of our customers to support additional open-source formats in order to access a broader set of content on the web. To address this, we recently added support for the WebM container format and the VP9 and Opus codecs on supported hardware.
Today, we’re excited to announce a new mechanism which will allow our customers to add more formats on demand and increase our agility to add new formats in the future: Media Extensions. Alongside this mechanism, we’re releasing the Web Media Extensions package to the Microsoft Store as a free Media Extension for Microsoft Edge.
Media Extensions
Media on the web has been evolving at a furious rate for the last few years. Adaptive video streaming is now common, providing a simpler mechanism for professional-quality video under changing network and device conditions; HTML5 Premium Media provides the tools for interoperable, plugin-free protected media; plugin-free video and audio conferencing is now routine with tools like WebRTC and ORTC.
We’re proud to be at the leading edge of these features, providing a modern set of capabilities with more efficient and higher quality video in Microsoft Edge. At the same time, we’re always looking to make sure Microsoft Edge meets the needs of our customers and web developers alike, and to provide a seamless playback experience on the web. The rapid growth in media capabilities has naturally resulted in a need to support more media formats in web browsers.
Media Extensions are Media Foundation components designed to extend the core Windows platform and enable Windows apps including Microsoft Edge to support an ever-increasing range of formats. Media Extensions, much like browser extensions, allow customers to extend their device beyond the core experience shipped as part of Windows 10. It also allows the developers of media technologies to update and enhance media components independently of the Windows 10 release schedule. This allows us to work with the community to deliver high quality, interoperable codecs to Edge customers quickly and reliably.
The Web Media Extensions Package
The Web Media Extensions package adds support for the open source OGG container and the Theora and Vorbis codecs, and it expands support for WebM VP9 to work with Theora in simple video elements. Our support for these formats is based on proven implementations from the well-known FFmpeg codecs using the FFmpeg Interop library. We expect this set of formats to be useful for enthusiasts and customers with specific format needs and we’re excited to bring support for these FFmpeg formats to Microsoft Edge!
Our initial release of the Web Media Extension package is focused on supporting these developers and customers who know they need support for these formats – the seekers and enthusiasts on the web. In the spirit of flighting, this will allow us to learn and improve based on your feedback before we expand support to the broader range of Edge customers on the market today. Long-term, we expect to expand distribution of the Web Media Extension package to all Windows 10 devices so that these formats become a trusted and reliable part of the web platform available to developers.
Getting started
Developers and customers can get started with these new formats in Microsoft Edge by simply installing the Web Media Extension Package from the Microsoft Store. You can also find the package under the Microsoft Edge Extensions collection in the store. This package extends the base media platform in Windows, so the formats will be available to Windows apps and Microsoft Edge with no further action from the user.
We encourage you to install the extension and try it out today! Going forward, we intend to expand distribution, release more formats as Extensions and work with third parties on new formats for Microsoft Edge – your usage will help validate this approach and help us identify potential issues as we evaluate opportunities to provide these capabilities to our customers.
We’re passionate about providing a high-quality, interoperable media experience in Microsoft Edge. This extension package is a first step forward broadening Microsoft Edge’s playback capabilities while providing new mechanisms for us to deliver expanded support in response to the diverse needs of customers, devices, and different browsing contexts. We look forward to hearing your feedback as we work with the community to move our media platform forward!
— David Mebane, Senior Program Manager, Windows Media Platform
— Jerry Smith, Senior Program Manager, Microsoft Edge
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With the launch of Windows 10, Microsoft also introduced the world to its latest browser, Edge. Despite the heavy push, users are not flocking to use it, with the browser still struggling to gain market share. Today, Microsoft is attempting to push the browser into a better position amongst its competitors with the announcement that it will be offering support for the Web Media Extensions package.
The Web Media Extensions package will give the Edge browser and Windows 10 apps support for open source formats that are frequently found on the internet. When a user installs the package, they will be able to natively play content «delivered in the OGG container or encoded using the Vorbis or Theora codecs.»
Once the extension is installed, it will automatically be used by websites and apps without the need for the user to do any extra work. If interested, you can head to the source link down below and download the Web Media Extensions package that will come in at roughly 8.55MB.
Source: Microsoft via On MSFT
Web Media Extensions are a set of Microsoft Edge browser extensions that allow users to play media files, such as MP3 and MP4, in the browser. These extensions are available for Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 and allow users to access media files from a variety of web services, including YouTube, Vimeo, and Dailymotion. The extensions also allow users to play media files from their local storage devices.
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