erkserkserks/h264ify-firefox
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A Firefox extension that makes YouTube stream H.264 videos instead of VP8/VP9 videos
4 mentions on Hacker News by 4 people: 0 stories, 4 comments · first 2015-04-06 · latest 2018-12-12
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I've found the "h264ify" extension to be helpful with YouTube: https://github.com/erkserkserks/h264ify-firefox
comment by bobthedino · 2018-12-12 · in Firefox 64 Released -
Try h264fy: https://github.com/erkserkserks/h264ify-firefox It forces h264 on youtube, which is HW-accelerated
comment by micwag · 2018-06-21 · in Firefox is back. It's time to give it a try -
…, not to mention extensions like https://github.com/erkserkserks/h264ify / https://github.com/erkserkserks/h264ify-firefox with hundreds of thousands of users. > VP9 decodes faster than H.264 at same picture quality because the bitra
comment by acdha · 2018-02-08 · in Apple Backs AV1: What Does This Mean for the Future of Video Codecs -
And yes, it's available for Firefox too. https://github.com/erkserkserks/h264ify-firefox
comment by unicornporn · 2015-04-06 · in VP9: Faster, better, buffer-free YouTube videos