Sources & References

This page lists the main sources, references, and resources cited throughout WebCodecs Fundamentals.

W3C Specifications & Standards

• W3C WebCodecs Specification
• W3C WebCodecs Codec Registry
• W3C WebCodecs AAC Codec Registration
• WebGPU Specification

MDN Web Docs

• VideoEncoder API
• VideoDecoder API
• Streams API
• Canvas 2D Rendering Context
• ImageBitmap
• getUserMedia
• MediaStreamTrackProcessor
• FileSystemWritableFileStream
• ImageBitmapRenderingContext

Libraries & Tools

Core Libraries

• Mediabunny - Media processing library for WebCodecs
  • Source Code
  • Discord Community
• web-demuxer - WebAssembly-based demuxer
• mp4-muxer - MP4 muxing library
• webcodecs-utils - Utility functions and polyfills

Media Over QUIC (MoQ)

• MoQ Specification
• moq-dev GitHub
• Hang Protocol Library
• @moq/lite - JavaScript MoQ client

Video Players

• hls.js - HLS player
• Shaka Player - DASH/HLS player

Server-Side Media Processing

• PyAV - Python FFmpeg bindings
• NodeAV - Node.js FFmpeg bindings
• GStreamer MoQ Plugin

Performance & Architecture Articles

• CPU vs GPU with Canvas API - Analysis of Canvas rendering performance
• WebCodecs Performance (Paul Adenot) - W3C workshop talk
• GPU Memory Management - Academic paper on GPU/CPU memory
• WebGPU Explainer - GPU memory model
• Browser Process Architecture

Video Streaming Protocols

• HLS vs DASH Comparison (Mux)
• Media over QUIC (Cloudflare) - CDN provider perspective
• Facebook MoQ Encoder-Player
• QUIC Protocol
• RTMP Protocol
• WebTransport - Browser support

Codec & Compression Resources

• YouTube Bitrate Recommendations
• Spectral Band Replication (SBR) - AAC enhancement
• Parametric Stereo - AAC stereo encoding

Test Videos & Media

• Big Buck Bunny - Open-source test video (Blender Foundation)
  • Download
• Jellyfish Test Video - 1080p quality comparison test

Example Code & Demos

All example code and demos are open source:

• WebCodecs Examples Repository

  • Video Player
  • Transcoding Pipeline
  • MoQ Streaming
  • Webcam Recording

• webcodecs-utils Repository

  • MP4 Demuxer
  • MediaStreamTrackProcessor Polyfill

Production Applications

Real-world WebCodecs applications referenced:

• free.upscaler.video - Open-source video upscaling tool
  • Technical Architecture
  • Source Code
• Katana.video - Professional video editor
  • Technical Overview

Other Technical Resources

• WebGPU Fundamentals - WebGPU learning resource
• Publish-Subscribe Pattern
• Rube Goldberg Machine - Metaphor used for encoder/decoder architecture

Dataset & Research

• upscaler.video Codec Support Dataset - Empirical WebCodecs codec support data
  • Full Codec Support Table
  • Dataset Methodology

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