Method, apparatus, storage media and program product for video decoding

An electronic device comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• a memory, the memory storing computer executable instructions, the at least one processor executing the computer executable instructions stored in the memory cause the at least one processor to perform acts comprising:
• obtaining, prior to obtaining a video to be played, playback address information of the video to be played, the playback address information carrying encoding format information of the video to be played;
• obtaining the video to be played based on the playback address information,
• during the progress of obtaining the video to be played, asynchronously initializing a hardware decoder based on the encoding format information of the video to be played, the asynchronous initialization comprising selecting a hardware decoder for the encoding format based on the encoding format information carried in the playback address information;
• and
• decoding the obtained video to be played with the hardware decoder.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform acts comprising:

• obtaining, prior to obtaining a video to be played, playback address information of the video to be played, the playback address information carrying encoding format information of the video to be played;
• obtaining the video to be played based on the playback address information,
• during the progress of obtaining the video to be played, asynchronously initializing a hardware decoder based on the encoding format information of the video to be played, the asynchronous initialization comprising selecting a hardware decoder for the encoding format based on the encoding format information carried in the playback address information;
• and
• decoding the obtained video to be played with the hardware decoder.