I want embed a video in a webpage.
I don't want to use flash because it's unavailable for a huge number of platforms.
I'm reluctant to use HTML5 becase it's not too standard yet (It IS standard, but most people don't have browsers that support it)
Is there any other way? Or should I stick to HTML5 and a HUGE banner telling people to upgrade their browser?
Why do you think a lot of large websites use Flash to play video? Probably not because of it's unavailability... Of course there are alternatives to embed video content in a web page, but if availability is an issue, Flash is the best way to go at the moment.
I've just come across Cortado. It's a Java applet that plays an OGG. I actualy have to thank David Dorward for this, since checking up HTML5's status made me come across it. Firefox suggests using something like:
<video src="my_ogg_video.ogg" controls width="320" height="240">
<object type="application/x-java-applet"
width="320" height="240">
<param name="archive" value="cortado.jar">
<param name="code" value="com.fluendo.player.Cortado.class">
<param name="url" value="my_ogg_video.ogg">
<p>You need to install Java to play this file.</p>
</object>
</video>
Java is available to FAR MORE platforms than flash, and, in this case, if just a fallback to HTML5.
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I know it's a bit late, but did you have a look at VLC ?
It can be embedded in a website, runs on Windows, Mac OS & Linux, is free, open source, supports a lot of video/audio format...
The drawback is that it doesn't have a nice GUI with play/pause/set volume/ ... functions , you have to create them yourself.
You can have a look at this article: http://www.videolan.org/doc/play-howto/en/ch04.html#id310965
There are a few ways to combine HTML5 video with fallbacks for non-supporting browsers. A few specific solutions have been demonstrated.
One example is Video for Everybody by Camen Design, which conforms to HTML5, and uses conditional comments for IE and a nested object tag for older browsers. This should be standards-compliant, backwards-compatible, and future proof.
the best way to add video to a website is to use the Flash FLV video format.Because Flash Player is found in more browsers than any other player. Flash works on MacOS X, Windows, and Linux. Flash works in Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, and Opera.
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