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The VideoPlaybackQuality interface represents the set of metrics describing the playback quality of a video.
An instance is created using the HTMLVideoElement.getVideoPlaybackQuality() method.
Properties
The VideoPlaybackQuality interface doesn't inherit any property.
VideoPlaybackQuality.creationTimeRead only- A
DOMHighResTimeStampcontaining the time in miliseconds since the start of the navigation and the creation of the object. VideoPlaybackQuality.totalVideoFramesRead only- An
unsigned longgiving the number of video frames created and dropped since the creation of the associatedHTMLVideoElement. VideoPlaybackQuality.droppedVideoFramesRead only- An
unsigned longgiving the number of video frames dropped since the creation of the associatedHTMLVideoElement. VideoPlaybackQuality.corruptedVideoFramesRead only- An
unsigned longgiving the number of video frames corrupted since the creation of the associatedHTMLVideoElement. A corrupted frame may be created or dropped. VideoPlaybackQuality.totalFrameDelayRead only Obsolete since Gecko 30- A
doublecontaining the sum of the frame delay since the creation of the associatedHTMLVideoElement. The frame delay is the difference between a frame's theoretical presentation time and its effective display time.
Methods
The VideoPlaybackQuality interface neither implements any specific method, nor inherits any.
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Media Source Extensions The definition of 'VideoPlaybackQuality' in that specification. |
Candidate Recommendation | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
| Feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari (WebKit) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 23 | (Yes) | 25.0 (25.0)[1] 42.0 (42.0) |
11[2] | 15 | 8 |
| Feature | Android | Edge | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | Firefox OS (Gecko) | IE Phone | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 4.4.4 | (Yes) |
No support |
No support | 11 | 30 | No support |
[1] Available after switching the about:config preference media.mediasource.enabled to true. In addition, support was limited to a whitelist of sites, for example YouTube, Netflix, and other popular streaming sites. The whitelist was removed and Media Source Extensions was enabled by default in 42+ for all sites.
[2] Only works on Windows 8+.
See also
- The
HTMLVideoElement.getVideoPlaybackQuality()method for constructing and returning this interface. MediaSourceSourceBuffer