Table of Contents:<\/h2>\n\n\n- What is Widevine Shaka Player?<\/a><\/li>\n
- What is Encrypted Media Extension (EME)<\/a><\/li>\n
- Steps to implement Shaka Player for Widevine<\/a><\/li>\n
- Platform, Media, Browser and DRM Support<\/a><\/li>\n
- Steps to implement Shaka Player for FairPlay<\/a><\/li>\n
- Shaka Player UI<\/a><\/li>\n
- Offline Storage and Playback<\/a><\/li>\n
- How to Integrate Widevine Player Easily with VdoCipher<\/a><\/li>\n
- Conclusion<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
What is Widevine Shaka Player?<\/b><\/h2>\n
Shaka Player is an open-source js video player mainly used for DRM service maintained by google. Under the hood for DRM service, it actuals bind the Video Element and Widevine CDM by consuming the EME API<\/p>\n
Features<\/h3>\n\n- Supports the Adaptive Bitrate Streaming<\/a>, which means the quality of media adapts to the bandwidth of the user.<\/li>\n
- Can also support offline storage and playback using IndexDB<\/li>\n
- Also, provide option UI Lib for player<\/li>\n
- Easy integration with Chromecast and also supports the Google Widevine and Apple Fairplay DRM systems<\/li>\n
- Capable of handling live streaming, including low-latency live streaming
\n<\/li>\n - Open-source<\/li>\n
- wide range of subtitle and closed caption formats<\/li>\n
- Supports a variety of media formats, including MP4, WebM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Prerequisites<\/strong><\/h3>\nYou can build Shaka on Linux, Windows, or macOS. To obtain the sources and compile the library, you will need the following:<\/p>\n
\n- Git v1.9+<\/li>\n
- Python v2.7 or v3.5+<\/li>\n
- Java Runtime Environment (JRE) v14+<\/li>\n
- Node.js v14+<\/li>\n
- A local web server, such as Apache<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
NOTE: A local web server is necessary because browsers impose restrictions on applications that are run from file:\/\/\/ URLs.<\/p>\n
If you are compiling Shaka for export to other projects, you may want to consider using a Docker container to simplify the process.<\/p>\n
To quickly install these prerequisites on Ubuntu or Debian, you can run the following script:<\/p>\n
curl https:\/\/raw.githubusercontent.com\/shaka-project\/shaka-player\/main\/build\/install-linux-prereqs.sh | bash<\/pre>\nWhat is Encrypted Media Extension (EME)<\/b><\/h2>\n
DRM playback is based on the Encrypted Media Extension<\/a> Technology, which is the standard of W3C to provide DRM playback support in web browsers.
\n
\nEME can be majorly divided into two parts:
\n<\/b><\/p>\nEME API:<\/b>
\n<\/h3>\n
These APIs are the part of the browser API as the standard of W3C to securely communicate between the Video Element and CDM<\/a> (Content Decryption Module) where actual decoding of media happens<\/p>\nContent Decryption Module:<\/b><\/h3>\n
CDM is a proprietary software\/hardware of DRM service<\/a> provider that can be bundled in the browser\/OS or added as hardware in the client machine, it\u2019s the main purpose is to decode the video in a secure executing environment without exposing it to the user and rendering media directly on the video element.<\/p>\nHere\u2019s a brief block diagram of EME Tech in Vdophiper Player and Playback.<\/p>\n
![\"Shaka](\"https:\/\/www.vdocipher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/blog.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nBoth DRM service providers, Apple Fairplay DRM<\/a> and Google Widevine DRM<\/a> provide CDM in Safari and Chrome browsers respectively.<\/p>\nFor video playback, Apple expects developers to consume EME API and provide playback on the video element, but google Widevine goes one step ahead and also provides JS video Player name Shaka Player<\/b> that provides full basic playback using EME API and Video Element.<\/p>\n
About Vdocipher Player:<\/strong><\/p>\nVdocipher Player is a plug-n -play video player, that expects the VideoID<\/b> and OTP<\/b> and handles everything under the hood, like choosing the DRM service based on the user device and provide basic playback,<\/p>\n
Also, this player is loaded with tons of features like playlist, video analytics, captions and many more.<\/p>\n
- \n
- What is Widevine Shaka Player?<\/a><\/li>\n
- What is Encrypted Media Extension (EME)<\/a><\/li>\n
- Steps to implement Shaka Player for Widevine<\/a><\/li>\n
- Platform, Media, Browser and DRM Support<\/a><\/li>\n
- Steps to implement Shaka Player for FairPlay<\/a><\/li>\n
- Shaka Player UI<\/a><\/li>\n
- Offline Storage and Playback<\/a><\/li>\n
- How to Integrate Widevine Player Easily with VdoCipher<\/a><\/li>\n
- Conclusion<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
What is Widevine Shaka Player?<\/b><\/h2>\n
Shaka Player is an open-source js video player mainly used for DRM service maintained by google. Under the hood for DRM service, it actuals bind the Video Element and Widevine CDM by consuming the EME API<\/p>\n
Features<\/h3>\n
- \n
- Supports the Adaptive Bitrate Streaming<\/a>, which means the quality of media adapts to the bandwidth of the user.<\/li>\n
- Can also support offline storage and playback using IndexDB<\/li>\n
- Also, provide option UI Lib for player<\/li>\n
- Easy integration with Chromecast and also supports the Google Widevine and Apple Fairplay DRM systems<\/li>\n
- Capable of handling live streaming, including low-latency live streaming
\n<\/li>\n- Open-source<\/li>\n
- wide range of subtitle and closed caption formats<\/li>\n
- Supports a variety of media formats, including MP4, WebM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Prerequisites<\/strong><\/h3>\n
You can build Shaka on Linux, Windows, or macOS. To obtain the sources and compile the library, you will need the following:<\/p>\n
- \n
- Git v1.9+<\/li>\n
- Python v2.7 or v3.5+<\/li>\n
- Java Runtime Environment (JRE) v14+<\/li>\n
- Node.js v14+<\/li>\n
- A local web server, such as Apache<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
NOTE: A local web server is necessary because browsers impose restrictions on applications that are run from file:\/\/\/ URLs.<\/p>\n
If you are compiling Shaka for export to other projects, you may want to consider using a Docker container to simplify the process.<\/p>\n
To quickly install these prerequisites on Ubuntu or Debian, you can run the following script:<\/p>\n
curl https:\/\/raw.githubusercontent.com\/shaka-project\/shaka-player\/main\/build\/install-linux-prereqs.sh | bash<\/pre>\n
What is Encrypted Media Extension (EME)<\/b><\/h2>\n
DRM playback is based on the Encrypted Media Extension<\/a> Technology, which is the standard of W3C to provide DRM playback support in web browsers.
\n
\nEME can be majorly divided into two parts:
\n<\/b><\/p>\nEME API:<\/b>
\n<\/h3>\nThese APIs are the part of the browser API as the standard of W3C to securely communicate between the Video Element and CDM<\/a> (Content Decryption Module) where actual decoding of media happens<\/p>\n
Content Decryption Module:<\/b><\/h3>\n
CDM is a proprietary software\/hardware of DRM service<\/a> provider that can be bundled in the browser\/OS or added as hardware in the client machine, it\u2019s the main purpose is to decode the video in a secure executing environment without exposing it to the user and rendering media directly on the video element.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s a brief block diagram of EME Tech in Vdophiper Player and Playback.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nBoth DRM service providers, Apple Fairplay DRM<\/a> and Google Widevine DRM<\/a> provide CDM in Safari and Chrome browsers respectively.<\/p>\n
For video playback, Apple expects developers to consume EME API and provide playback on the video element, but google Widevine goes one step ahead and also provides JS video Player name Shaka Player<\/b> that provides full basic playback using EME API and Video Element.<\/p>\n
About Vdocipher Player:<\/strong><\/p>\n
Vdocipher Player is a plug-n -play video player, that expects the VideoID<\/b> and OTP<\/b> and handles everything under the hood, like choosing the DRM service based on the user device and provide basic playback,<\/p>\n
Also, this player is loaded with tons of features like playlist, video analytics, captions and many more.<\/p>\n
- What is Encrypted Media Extension (EME)<\/a><\/li>\n