The addSourceBuffer()
method of the MediaSource
interface creates a new SourceBuffer
of the given MIME type and adds it to the MediaSource
's sourceBuffers
list. The new SourceBuffer
is also returned.
Syntax
var sourceBuffer = mediaSource.addSourceBuffer(mimeType);
Parameters
mimeType
- A
DOMString
specifying the MIME type of theSourceBuffer
to create and add to theMediaSource
.
Return value
A SourceBuffer
object representing the new source buffer that has been created and added to the media source.
Exceptions
InvalidAccessError
- The value specified for
mimeType
is an empty string rather than a valid MIME type. InvalidStateError
- The
MediaSource
is not in the"open"
readyState
. NotSupportedError
- The specified
mimeType
isn't supported by the user agent, or is not compatible with the MIME types of otherSourceBuffer
objects that are already included in the media source'ssourceBuffers
list. QuotaExceededError
- The user agent can't handle any more
SourceBuffer
objects, or creating a newSourceBuffer
using the givenmimeType
would result in an unsupported configuration ofSourceBuffer
s.
Example
The following snippet is from a simple example written by Nick Desaulniers (view the full demo live, or download the source for further investigation.)
var assetURL = 'frag_bunny.mp4';
// Need to be specific for Blink regarding codecs
// ./mp4info frag_bunny.mp4 | grep Codec
var mimeCodec = 'video/mp4; codecs="avc1.42E01E, mp4a.40.2"';
if ('MediaSource' in window && MediaSource.isTypeSupported(mimeCodec)) {
var mediaSource = new MediaSource;
//console.log(mediaSource.readyState); // closed
video.src = URL.createObjectURL(mediaSource);
mediaSource.addEventListener('sourceopen', sourceOpen);
} else {
console.error('Unsupported MIME type or codec: ', mimeCodec);
}
function sourceOpen (_) {
//console.log(this.readyState); // open
var mediaSource = this;
var sourceBuffer = mediaSource.addSourceBuffer(mimeCodec);
fetchAB(assetURL, function (buf) {
sourceBuffer.addEventListener('updateend', function (_) {
mediaSource.endOfStream();
video.play();
//console.log(mediaSource.readyState); // ended
});
sourceBuffer.appendBuffer(buf);
});
};
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
Media Source ExtensionsThe definition of 'addSourceBuffer()' in that specification. | Recommendation | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
The compatibility table on this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.
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Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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|
Chrome
Full support 23 |
Edge
Full support 12 |
Firefox Full support 42 Full support 42 No support 25 — 42 Notes' Limited support to an allowed list of sites, for example YouTube, Netflix, and other popular streaming sites. The limitation was removed when Media Source Extensions was enabled by default in Firefox 42.
Disabled' From version 25 until version 42 (exclusive): this feature is behind the |
IE Full support 11 Full support 11 Notes' Only works on Windows 8+. |
Opera
Full support 15 |
Safari
Full support 8 |
WebView Android
Full support 4.4.3 |
Chrome Android
Full support 25 |
Firefox Android
Full support 41 |
Opera Android
Full support 14 |
Safari iOS
No support No |
Samsung Internet Android
Full support 1.5 |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.'
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
- See implementation notes.'
- See implementation notes.
- User must explicitly enable this feature.'
- User must explicitly enable this feature.
See also
MediaSource.addSourceBuffer() by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.