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diff --git a/src/webengine/doc/src/qtwebengine-features.qdoc b/src/webengine/doc/src/qtwebengine-features.qdoc index 954992de1..431367765 100644 --- a/src/webengine/doc/src/qtwebengine-features.qdoc +++ b/src/webengine/doc/src/qtwebengine-features.qdoc @@ -181,8 +181,30 @@ \section1 HTML5 DRM - \QWE supports viewing DRM protected videos if the \l{Widevine DRM} - plugin has been installed. + \QWE supports viewing DRM protected videos if the \l{Widevine CDM} plugin has been installed. + CDM plugin is a replacement of Flash based plugins for displaying DRM-protected content. + It comes only in a binary format, so it can hide DRM decryption implementation details. + It can be obtained from a third party or from a Google Chrome installation. + + \QWE on startup looks for the \l{Widevine CDM} plugin in well know locations, like + default Google Chrome installation directory or Linux distro specific paths. However, plugin + location can be also passed with \c {QTWEBENGINE_CHROMIUM_FLAGS} using \c {widevine-path}. + + On Windows: + \code + set QTWEBENGINE_CHROMIUM_FLAGS=--widevine-path="C:/some path/widevinecdm.dll" + \endcode + + On Linux: + \code + export QTWEBENGINE_CHROMIUM_FLAGS=--widevine-path="/some path/libwidevinecdm.so" + \endcode + + On macOS: + \code + export QTWEBENGINE_CHROMIUM_FLAGS=--widevine-path="/some path/libwidevinecdm.dylib" + \endcode + The video format most commonly used by DRM services, H.264, requires proprietary audio and video codecs. For more information about enabling the @@ -190,7 +212,7 @@ This feature can be tested by playing a video in \l{WebEngine Widgets Simple Browser Example}{Simple Browser} or \l{WebEngine Quick Nano Browser}{Nano Browser} - from \l{castLabs}, \l{Swank Motion Pictures, Inc.}, or \l{Shaka Player}. + from \l{castLabs}, \l{Swank Motion Pictures, Inc.}, or \l{Bitmovin Player}. Support for this feature was added in Qt 5.7.0. |