HTML 5 Video Player?

[Peter Hoyt]

Hi there,

A few months ago we heard in a semi-official manner that a new HTML5 video
player was in the works for Toolbook. We were even told it would be
released as an update to the current version of Toolbook.

Has anyone heard anything further on this subject?

My support contract expires in another couple of months and I need to
decide if renewing is going to be worth the cost.

Thanks,
Peter H.

[Clifton Sleger]

I'll just throw in a couple observations.

HTML 5 video players still require that you encode your video in at
least 2 formats. This is not necessarily a problem, just a nuisance.

ToolBook exports for any browser except IE will likely work with an HTML
5 video player. IE8 will never work with an HTML 5 video player as it
doesn't support the latest HTML 5 and canvas. IE9 and IE10 both are
limited in providing HTML 5 video player support via ToolBook because
ToolBook exports are NOT HTML 5 compatible (they run in compatibility
mode). The JavaScript can make them HTML 5 compatible and thus support
HTML 5 video players except that there is at least one catalog object
that the PowerPac is unable to account for (maybe others but I'm unaware
of them at this time).

The PowerPac will probably provide HTML 5 video support in the near
future even if ToolBook doesn't provide the support. Since there are
several open source HTML 5 video players available, I would be
interested to know which one(s) ToolBookers may like to recommend. When
all is said and done, the one we choose to implement may be determined
by licensing and by its ability to interface with ToolBook to provide
bi-directional communication like we provide in all our PowerPac functions.

Clifton Sleger
PG Software Development
Oshkosh, WI 54904 USA
920-232-5727

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