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Embedded video format

Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 11:37 am
by atrichtch
I want to post videos that can be played without downloading any plugins, just like YouTube. What's the best format for embedded video? For example, WMF only gets displayed in IE, but not in Firefox or Chrome. Which format is supported by all the browsers?
Thanks.

Re: Embedded video format

Posted: Fri May 20, 2011 12:37 pm
by Jade
Until HTML5 is standard in all browsers there is no format that's supported by all of them without installing some kind of plugin first.

Re: Embedded video format

Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 2:28 pm
by pickle
FYI, YouTube does require plugins - the Flash plugin.

Re: Embedded video format

Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 9:40 am
by Weirdan
atrichtch wrote:I want to post videos that can be played without downloading any plugins, just like YouTube.
Youtube videos require Flash plugin, so your example is self-contradicting. HTML video on youtube is still experimental, and won't be supported in older browsers anyway.