Diagnosing Dropped Frames

[patrickcusack]

Description

I am using video.js on Chrome Version 98.0.4758.102 (Official Build) (x86_64) to playback HLS live-stream content. I am comparing this with another player and am curious if there are any ways to diagnose why playback isn't as smooth as I am seeing in another player, likely attributable to dropped frames. The difference is subtle and am looking for any pointers to optimize my use of videojs.

##version https://vjs.zencdn.net/7.17.0/video.min.js

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[misteroneill]

Thanks for the issue @patrickcusack!

Assuming that our playback engine is used, you could consider enabling experimentalBufferBasedABR. While the flag still says experimental, it's been vetted pretty extensively and the flag will be renamed at some point. It should make network interactions work better.

videojs('myvideo', {
  html5: {
    vhs: {
      experimentalBufferBasedABR: true
    }
  }
});

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