- Name/IRC nick: Cryx (but I might not be present cause of work…)
- Topic: Adding additional Media Codecs to SFOS
- Some details about the topic: see below
- Approx. time needed: 5 min
- Substitute (optional): none
Sailfish OS is missing some Media Codecs that are available by default on other systems (both mobile and desktop). This results in files being unsupported by SFOS and can’t be opend and show an error message about the missing codec.
For example: Photos taken with other devices and uploaded to Nextcloud aren’t viewable in Gallery - in my case these are Photos taken with an iPhone that are in HEIC format.
Same thing for videos in H. 265/HEVC.
And beside that I’d like to see especially Support for ALAC (Apple Lossless) as well.
As far as I know (didn’t do further Research right now) these Codecs could be used for free. So adding them - and maybe other additional Codecs that might be useful - to SFOS by default the whole system would be better up to date and would also offer a better User experience instead of dissapointment because of unplayable media files.
(Maybe something that’s related to missing codecs: Disney+ can’t play Videos and ends up with error 39…)
Wish/Conclusion: Add native supports for following codecs:
- ALAC
- HEIC
- H. 265/HEVC