A well designed player for a well designed platform.
We’ve been using the Sublime Video Player in its beta stages for months now and we love it. The Sublime Video Player is a beautifully designed, cross platform video player, that works in both Flash and HTML 5 . As HTML5 video and mobile usage gain popularity, we think it’s important to assure that your content works well on as many platforms as possible. Go check out the Sublime Video Player for yourself on our demo or on their demo site.
According to media search site MeFeedia, over half half of all video in their index is now available for playback in HTML5. It seems the biggest factor for such rapid growth is mobile video. H.264 video is the number one format for the major mobile platforms and many of large videos sites are providing video player embeds inside an frame, allowing the browser to detect and playback the video on all different devices. It seems that the lack of Flash support on popular mobile platforms is starting to have a significant on the way video is presented on the web.
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MeFeedia’s survey was based on its index of video content from over 33,000 publishers including media sites such as Hulu, CBS, and ABC, as well as hosting sites such as YouTube and Vimeo. Only videos using the “video” tag were counted.
Here is a great TED talk given by Chris Anderson on how the rise of web video has enabled a global phenomenon he calls “Crowd Accelerated Innovation.” It delivers a fascinating look into how video has inspired millions, and how those millions have in turn given rise to a superior form of innovation since they can now share their innovations much faster than they could either through the written word, or imagery.
“It’s not too much to say that what Gutenberg did for writing, online video can now do for face to face communication. So, that primal medium, which your brain is exquisitely wired for… that just went global.” — Chris Anderson
Good news today! Sublime Video is now in a public beta. As soon as we can get our hands on the code we’ll be getting it integrated into MediaCore as it definitely looks like the nicest HTML5 to Flash fallback player out there.
Vimeo just announced their new Universal Player. We’re keen to have this integrated into MediaCore so we’ll be taking a look at it today, and we’ll see if we can sneak it into 0.8.2 we’ll be adding it to 0.8.3.
If you haven’t heard the news about Vimeo’s new universal player you might want to check it out: http://vimeo.com/blog:334
MediaCore has been added to the list of content management systems that are officially part of the Open Video Alliance.
As internet video matures, we face a crossroads: will technology and public policy support a more participatory culture—one that encourages and enables free expression and broader cultural engagement? Or will online video become a glorified TV-on-demand service?
Open Video is a movement to promote free expression and innovation in online video through open standards, open source, and open content.
