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how to embed video using html5

Video For Everybody is very simply a chunk of HTML code that embeds a video into a website using the HTML5 <video> element which offers native playback in Firefox 3.5 and Safari 3

Video For Everybody is very simply a chunk of HTML code that embeds a video into a website using the HTML5 <video> element which offers native playback in Firefox 3.5 and Safari 3 & 4:

Video For Everybody is very simply a chunk of HTML code that embeds a video into a website using the HTML5 <video> element which offers native playback in Firefox 3.5 and Safari 3 & 4

Excellent code example (plus encoding explanation) for using the HTML5 <video> tag while providing a Flash-based fallback player for older browsers (i.e. not Firefox 3.5 or Safari 4).

The HTML 5 video element has the potential to liberate streaming Internet video from plugin prison, but a debate over which codec to define in the standard is threatening to derail the effort. Ars takes a close look at the HTML 5 codec controversy and examines the relative strengths and weaknesses of H.264 and Ogg Theora.

A shame to see patent issues, vendor disagreements and other issues derail adoption of HTML 5 video.

something to read... about html5 and its usage with video standards and such

Decoding the HTML 5 video codec debate - Ars Technica

According to Daring Fireball ffmpeg2theora is the one tool that simply just works for transcoding video to Ogg Theora.

"ffmpeg2theora is the one tool I found that simply just works for transcoding to Ogg Theora. The downside to ffmpeg2theora is that it’s only available as a command-line tool." [another conversion tool here: http://systemsboy.com/2009/07/ogg-theora-converter.html]

Useful and easy command line tool for converting M4Vs

Audiophiles love FLAC files for their lossless fidelity, while Ogg and WMA files aren't widely supported. With free plug-ins, all three of those formats can be played and managed in iTunes.

Nice article explaining why H.264 should not be adopted as the standard codec for HTML5 video.