Playing a video file in a browser *always* requires a plugin, whether it's Apple Quicktime or Flash Player or Windows Media Player. Video formats have been steadily evolving for years, so there's no single video format that works in every browser.
HTML5 is trying to address this issue by incorporating a video player into the browser itself, but the browser vendors are at odds over what codec will be used (some are patented and require royalties), which makes it looks as though HTML5 won't have a one-size-fits-all video format, either. Even if HTML5 succeeds, its video feature will only be supported in the very latest browsers (no IE6-8, no Firefox 3, no Safari 3, etc.) and won't be mainstream for years. The most solid option available right now is Flash video (FLV), which requires the Flash Player plugin. All the big shots use Flash video, from YouTube to Hulu to sports sites and more. But even within Flash there are different flavors of Flash video... the technology has continued to mature, meaning the newer stuff is better quality/smaller file size than the older stuff, and the older players can't play the newer videos. So the answers are: is it possible to place a film on a website, that can be played in any browser, any version of browser and regardless of what version of Flash they have? nope even if they have no flash installed at all? nope and never any prompt to upgrade / install anything? definitely nope. - philip On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 1:17 PM, Chris <[email protected]> wrote: > To which part ? > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Jim Berkey > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 06, 2010 7:15 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: Is it possible to play a film like this ? > > No > > On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 12:13 PM, Chris <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi all, getting a bit stuck on this - is it possible to place a film on a >> website, that can be played in any browser, any version of browser and >> regardless of what version of Flash they have, even if they have no flash >> installed at all ? and never any prompt to upgrade / install anything ? >> >> Any help really appreciated. >> >> Chris >> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "SWFObject" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<swfobject%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/swfobject?hl=en. > >--
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