Video on Web
Since Apple decided not to support flash, I have been looking for a good media player for my website. It is a concern for any artists with portfolio site up in the internet. Since iPhone and especially iPad are invaluable tools to show your portfolio, it is important that your website is up-to-date with the latest and compatible technology.
I must admit that I was not really aware of the changes we’re facing until recently. I found myself looking for a new media player to add to my website without success, not realizing that we are in a transitional state. HTML 5 is here but it is not yet a prevailing technology. Flash is goner, at least for those who prefer Apple’s portable products. Then what can you do?
Putting video on the website is easier than ever with HTML 5 supported browsers. But you do want them to be integrated into your website’s design. Wordpress is great, and many plugins have been very useful to embed and organize videos or any media files. Only problem is that most of them use flash for their user interface.
So I was very happy to find an email from LongTail this morning that their new JW Player would be based on HTML 5 with ability to fall back to Flash when necessary. It means that I can expect to see new plugins for Wordpress available in a near future. But I still need to think about what codec to use. It is a complicated world.
