Wizzard Media Player
There’s a little wizardry coming out of Pittsburgh these days that you should be aware of. Not yet officially released but available in beta form for downloading (beta means it is still undergoing development and testing but they want you to try it out and provide feedback so that they can make it ready for [...]
Blip.tv – No simple blimp on the radar screen
This series of postings is all about finding a free video player to use for presenting videos on your site. Since we are focusing on video players offered by the video sharing sites, I would recommend you check out Blip.tv’s Flash player. The playback quality is quite good, I think it has much to do [...]
The Vimeo Player – For Profiters Watch Out
Vimeo’s niche is that they concentrate on presenting High Definition videos online…so imagine YouTube in high def and you’re pretty close. They call it “true 1280×720, up to 24fps.” I am going to skip ahead a bit in my review and tell you that I found out something about Vimeo that tells me for-profit business [...]
The Brightcove Player
Certainly, from a purely design and look point of view, I think the Brightcove Player is one of the best ones out there and I was eagerly looking forward to telling you all about it. But there’s been a big change at Brightcove TV, and unfortunately it’s not good. You can no longer upload your [...]
Players From Video Sharing Sites – YouTube
As mentioned in the opening post of this series, the video or media player application used to present your videos has a lot of impact on the total user’s experience as they watch videos on your site. As it turns out, you don’t have to create, buy or install your own player applications, instead you [...]
The JW FLV Media Player
The first player to be reviewed is the JW FLV Media Player. According to it’s creator, Jeroen Wijering, this media player is now the most popular on the Internet and I don’t doubt it. Built using Flash, his player is free for non-commercial use and open source (which means other developers can modify it however [...]
Video Player Options For Your Site
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 [...]