(In reply to Jean-Yves Avenard [:jya] from comment #19)
> (In reply to Tony Houghton from comment #18)
>
> > It works well in mpv, mplayer, vlc, kodi etc etc. I realise having to
>
> well, they have a single window to worry about. I got it working just fine
> in mythtv too (as well as vdpau).
> They don't have to worry about compositing with any other objects, images or
Actually they do, most of those other players can overlay GUIs etc on the video.
> handle someone who has decided to make the video element move around in an
> html page.
Ick. But can't they also do that with canvases, so you would already have come up with some solution for WebGL?
(In reply to Jean-Yves Avenard [:jya] from comment #19)
> (In reply to Tony Houghton from comment #18)
>
> > It works well in mpv, mplayer, vlc, kodi etc etc. I realise having to
>
> well, they have a single window to worry about. I got it working just fine
> in mythtv too (as well as vdpau).
> They don't have to worry about compositing with any other objects, images or
Actually they do, most of those other players can overlay GUIs etc on the video.
> handle someone who has decided to make the video element move around in an
> html page.
Ick. But can't they also do that with canvases, so you would already have come up with some solution for WebGL?