[Xerte-dev] Re: what's the plan re video for pages like synched video and the plain video page? Also Popcorn example...

[Fay Cross]

At the moment if the file in xml is .flv it will only check for a similarly named mp4 file to use if it can't play it.  So if you're viewing it on your PC it will just use the flv (if you have Flash) rather than check for a mp4 first.

I can change it so it always looks for an mp4 first though.


From: xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Julian Tenney
Sent: 21 February 2013 14:20
To: For Xerte technical developers
Subject: [Xerte-dev] Re: what's the plan re video for pages like synched video and the plain video page? Also Popcorn example...

Is there perhaps a solution to check for an mp4 in the HTML 5 model with the same name as the .flv and if it exists use that instead of the .flv via html 5?

Fay's already done that IIRC.

From: xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk<mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk> [mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Ron Mitchell
Sent: 21 February 2013 13:41
To: 'For Xerte technical developers'
Subject: [Xerte-dev] what's the plan re video for pages like synched video and the plain video page? Also Popcorn example...

Hi all
a quick question about this... I always advise people to use streaming services for video wherever possible and with the HTML 5 playback it's obviously much more flexible now regarding what can be used and in which page type which is great. However there are some occasions where it's justified to upload a small video direct to an LO especially to use the synched video page functionality but even just the plain video page too. For Flash playback obviously it's still an flv that needs to be uploaded but what's the current plan for HTML 5? I know there's been all sorts of previous discussion about player licensing and codecs etc but has anything been decided?

Is there perhaps a solution to check for an mp4 in the HTML 5 model with the same name as the .flv and if it exists use that instead of the .flv via html 5?

I know Fay isn't around until next week now but posting this now while I have time.

Also perhaps relevant I'm not sure if you've seen or used Popcorn Maker https://popcorn.webmaker.org/ but that provides a quick way of adding all sorts of synched events to video's and works well via the embed content page e.g. http://mitchellmedia.co.uk/xot/play_html5_53

Cheers
Ron
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