The Encrypted Media Extensions (EME) provides the content protection needed for media services like Netflix.In fact, Netflix promises up to 2 hours longer battery life on a MacBook Air streaming in 1080p. Since Media Foundation supports hardware acceleration using the GPU, Netflix can achieve “buttery smooth” 1080p video playback with minimal CPU and battery utilization. The Media Source Extensions (MSE), using the “highly optimized video pipeline” on OS X.The extensions are made up of three components, all of which Apple has included:
These extensions allow playback of video directly in the browser without plugins such as Silverlight or Flash, but still keep publishers happy that their content won’t be ripped off. Netflix says it has been “working closely” with Apple to implement its Premium Video Extensions in Safari.
HTML5 video is now supported by Netflix in Safari on OS X Yosemite, meaning you can stream your favorite movies and TV shows without having to install any plugins. Netflix today furthered its plans to ditch Silverlight for HTML5 on Macs, having already done so last year in IE11 on Windows 8.1.
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