Re: HTML5 video players

I don't have any previous experience here - but from a quick look, I'd say
that mediaelementjs is a pretty good choice.  Let's try it and see :-)


On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 2:50 PM, Shad Laws <shad-xpYdmXCiSuZWk0Htik3J/[email protected]> wrote:

> Hey gang,
>
> So, I've been working on getting HTML5 video into Gallery.  The first
> step is integrating HTML5 Flowplayer alongside the Flash Flowplayer,
> and am nearly done with the integration (and getting all of the
> auto-resize stuff back and working)... so what better time to pause
> and reconsider the choice of player?  :-)
>
> My original intention was to keep the old Flowplayer for flv and f4v,
> then use the new one for mp4, webm, and ogv.  Here's what I've learned
> from this:
> - the flash fallback mode of HTML5 Flowplayer is more capable than I
> thought, and can also play flv and f4v.  This removes the need for the
> old Flowplayer altogether - nice!
> - the new Flowplayer is branded, but it looks like we could get a $995
> unlimited license and redistribute it along with Gallery (it's
> targeted directly at CMS developers).
> - I'm still having a couple issues ensuring cross-browser happiness
> with the Flash fallback mode.
> - the player does not support audio.  I've seen quite a few ask for
> this, and I'm not saying we should necessarily build it into the core,
> but having an audio-capable player would certainly help a contrib
> module.
>
> All this makes me wonder if we shouldn't look at a different player
> instead.  The best comparison I've seen is here:
> http://praegnanz.de/html5video/
>
> One that's really caught my eye is here:
> http://mediaelementjs.com/
>
> Unlike Flowplayer, it can do audio and has no branding...
>
> Before diving into possible alternatives, anyone have any thoughts or
> previous experiences?
>
> Take care,
> Shad
>
>
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