What is it about?
Browsers support only a limited number of formats, thereby restricting the range of media that can be displayed on the Web. We propose an easy way to enable the use of all kinds of formats, including legacy and obsolete ones as well as newly emerging formats. We further advocate for its standardization to enhance security and performance, and to ensure greater transparency for users.
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Why is it important?
This work advocates for an open, sustainable, and future-resilient multimedia architecture, one in which the evolution of media standards is driven not only by proprietary ecosystems, but also by format designers, content creators, and end-users through adaptable, user-controlled multimedia pipelines built on open Web standards.
Perspectives
I have been working on this technology for more than ten years. I strongly believe it opens significant opportunities to address format and content obsolescence. It also shifts power and choice toward users rather than browser vendors and device manufacturers. Ultimately, it provides a solid foundation for innovation in the use of content on the Web.
Jérôme Gorin
UniLaSalle Amiens
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This page is a summary of: Removing Browser Multimedia Format Limitations through Standardized Filter Pipelines, February 2026, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery),
DOI: 10.1145/3789239.3793269.
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