the Crow Digital Media Blog

Before anyone can watch a video on your Web site (or even on popular video sharing sites like YouTube) a video/media player application must exist somewhere in the mix. The player is what gives you the stop, play, fast forward controls and creates the “window” in which the video plays. Without it, all you have is a video file, kind of like having a VHS tape but no VCR to play it in (an OLD school example I know!)

In this series of upcoming postings, I am going to discuss five such player options and my experiences with them. I initially thought I could cover the material in one exhaustive posting but instead I am going to review each one separately:

• JW FLV Media Player
• Players From Social Media Sites
• Adobe Players
• Quicktime
• Wizzard Media Player

So hang tight and I’ll soon be posting a review of the first player - the JW FLV Media player from Jeroen Wijering.