we want to play .swf files in html5 video tag.we know that it only supports certain formats but we don't want to convert our files.Is there any way to achieve this?
I think video tag only supports webM, mp4 and ogg files, so you might have to export the swf file to any of these formats. I think you might be able to do it in Flash or some other video converters (not sure).
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How to play .avi and .mov video formats in html ?
We are developing the website, where the videos can be uploaded, using html5, videos uploaded are of .ogg, .mp4, .webm. We have native android and ios applicaitons, where the videos can be uploaded of .mov and .avi formats.
Our application should be able to play the videos of .mov and .avi formats.
Request you to please let us know on how to display .mov, .avi formats without any conversion in server side.
.avi files can contain video encoded using any codec but in practice they contain video encoded using the old xvid/divx codecs.
HTML5 supports the x264 and vp8/vp9 codecs.
Flash supports the x264 and the old sorenson codecs.
xvid/divx cannot easily be converted to any of these codecs withouth transocing the hole stream. So there is not quick and easy client-side solution.
As a server side solution for converting .avi to .mp4, avconv and ffmpeg are very popular, widely sued and free. And of course there is a multitude of commercial solutions, too.
I have had a look at a couple of players like Flow Player, JW Player and a couple more but I can't get it to work exactly in PHP code.
Is there any way to play FLV within HTML Video Tags?
I know MP4 and OGG files will but the thing that I am working on will produce an FLV file.
You should look at video.js from www.videojs.com I have been using it streaming live video feeds. It mimicks the video tag like this:
<video id="example_video_1" class="video-js vjs-default-skin"
controls preload="auto" width="640" height="480"
poster="http://video-js.zencoder.com/oceans-clip.png"
data-setup='{"example_option":true}'>
<source src="rtmp://localhost/live/test" type="rtmp/flv">
</video>
Works very well for me.
You might consider using some other players that are able to play FLV files; Known browsers (Chrome, Firefox etc...) are not able to run FLV files untill or unless you use some kind of flash player.
If you are using PHP, you might want to use a flash player! Use Adobe Flash Player, don't be shy! YouTube and many other websites use it.
You can also try to stick to the flayers you have already tried.
You can convert videos to MP4 or format of OGG. So that every browser can play the video file using the HTML5 <video></video> tag.
But Remember: Each browser has its own limitaion for playing a video file; you can read browser support here: Mozilla Developer Network
Play it with Flash. I think it is the only way: http://css-tricks.com/forums/topic/how-to-play-flv-in-html5/
You can do it using flv.js or via MediaElement.js (that will use flv.js underneath), although the support is limited to FLVs that contain H.264 video with AAC/MP3 audio.
Use MediaInfo software or your favorite video player to check what codecs are used in your FLVs.
And if you have H.264 + AAC inside, you can also convert it to MP4 losslessly, without reencoding:
ffmpeg -i input.flv -codec copy output.mp4
Technically speaking the HTML5 video specification is codec/protocol agnostic so one could imagine support for flv files could be possible. Problem is: none of the major web browser has implemented it (probably because flv is a proprietary container from Adobe). You will need a flash component to play it back. Either one of the players you mentioned or if you are looking for a standalone free flash player try strobe from Adobe. You can try it here.
If you can produce .f4v files you may have success in renaming them to mp4 and then try and play them in an HTML5 video tag.
I need to embed and play an mjpeg video with an html file. I can use tag. The container is either .mp4 or .avi.
Which codecs should I use to play the videos?
h264 (the codec generally used by .mp4) is becoming the standard for playing video in HTML5. Even Firefox is finally starting to support it.
i am playing mp3 file in my web with google player :
http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3523697345-audio-player.swf
and i can't playing m4a files with this player too.
there is any way to play m4a files with this player too? or there is another player to play m4a files in my browser?
this is how i am using the player:
<embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" flashvars=\"audioUrl=songUrl&autoPlay=true\" src=\"http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3523697345-audio-player.swf\" width=\"400\" height=\"27\" quality=\"best\"></embed>
According to this, this is a bit of a complex issue: Flash (the technology your audio player, and most others on the web currently, is based on) is able to play MPEG-4 content, but only when declaring the content video, not audio. Why this is, I have no idea.
You may be able to play M4A sound files if you can find a Flash video player that suits your needs. Alternatively, consider using HTML 5 Audio.
Update: jPlayer, a jQuery/Flash/HTML5-Based audio player, claims to be able to play MPEG-4 Audio content. You should be able to use that.
I am developing a simple mp3 player for playing bulk number of audio files to play. The files are in .m4a format. Is it possible to play using as3?
here is an article about AAC and m4a files playing in actionscript using the NetStream class:
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplayer/articles/hd_video_flash_player.html#articlecontentAdobe_numberedheader_0
it's possible
The below link show you flash supportable file formats.
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/402/kb402701.html
Current version of flash doesn't support .m4a file. So u needs to convert it into mp3 file.