Build your own HTML5 media player in a weekend!
Back in the bad old days of the web, watching a video or listening to music online required a browser plugin. Thanks to HTML5, video and audio on the web is much easier — we can add audio or video to our documents with a simple <audio> or <video> tag.
Today, HTML5 video is increasingly used by the likes of YouTube and Vimeo to present content without the need for plugins or specialised software. In Jump Start HTML5: Multimedia, learn to build your own working video player based entirely on HTML and JavaScript, with support for subtitles, captions, and fallback options.
What you’ll learn
How to prepare your media files for the web, including choosing the right codecs and file formats
Methods to create native HTML5 audio, including looped and muted elements
How to add captions, subtitles, and audio tracks to your projects
Ways to use JavaScript to script and control your media player
Who should read this book?
This book is aimed at intermediate HTML developers. Over the course of it, we will build both an audio and video player using HTML5. We’ll assume that you’re familiar with the basics of HTML5.
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