Player Web Release 8.76.0

Stable

12/21/2021

8.76.0

TweaksConfig.experimental_transmuxing to enable new experimental transmuxer
More context for the DRM_MEDIA_KEY_INITIALIZATION_FAILED error
PlayerErrorEvent.troubleShootLink to follow for error troubleshooting
DRM_NO_KEY_SYSTEM error event now contains information about the provided and available key systems
DRM_KEY_ERROR now includes the code and system code provided by the browser
The error for DRM_KEY_SESSION_INITIALIZATION_FAILED now includes the reason for the failure.

Improve parsing efficiency of long HLS playlists with custom metadata tags
Firing a DRM_KEY_ERROR error instead of DRM_MEDIA_KEY_INITIALIZATION_FAILED when msSetMediaKeys fails
Firing a DRM_NO_KEY_SYSTEM error instead of DRM_MEDIA_KEY_INITIALIZATION_FAILED when requestMediaKeySystemAccess or createMediaKeys fails

A nullpointer exception at the end of an advertisment during which the player is destroyed
Line spacing being too large for WebVTT subtitles when using Native HLS
Not recovering when seeking too close to the end of buffer for PlayReady protected content on Edge Chromium
WebOS 2018 and 2019 not rejecting the PlayerAPI.play promise when there is a player error
PlayerAPI.getTimeshift returning out of bounds values for HLS Native on Safari 14+
Player firing a DRM_NO_KEY_SYSTEM error instead of MODULE_MISSING when trying to play an encrypted stream without the DRM module
Loading too much on seeking to segment boundaries on SegmentTimeline streams
Progress bar always jumping to max timeshift offset on Safari 15+ with Native HLS when joining a live stream and after every seek
UI: The scrubber could jump to an old position during a seek operation when it was dragged
UI: The Seekbar scrubber could jump to an old position on touch devices when the buffer updates during a seek operation