Are You REady For HTML5 Video?
Why do we need it? HTML5 and the <video> tag offers a standard which allows everyone to produce and share video without browser plugins.
 
As more and more mobile or web enabled devices gain traction in the market there will be increased demand for web developers designing sites using video, to build their sites accordingly.
 
Download Akamai's iPad and iPhone encoding guidelines.  
Example of OVP for HTML5 <video>
 
 
 
About Akamai’s Open Video Player for HTML5 <video> Developers who do not have a platform and want to host their own video content, can use Akamai’s globally available Open Video Player for HTML5 developer toolkit to simplify the task of creating flexible HTML5 based video player applications for delivery of HTTP content. This comprehensive toolkit provides developers with a code library supporting industry standards such as CSS, JavaScript, HTML/HTML5 and Yahoo! Media RSS 2.0. Open Video Player for HTML5 provides a foundation to allow developers to quickly implement world-class solutions for cross platform/device/format video applications, providing a consistent, high-quality experience. With adaptive bitrate video technology, that automatically adjusts video quality levels based on a user’s connection speed, (wifi, 3G, Edge) consistent security and analytics, content owners can deliver the highest possible quality video experiences - even 24x7 TV channels - on portable devices. This toolkit will make it easier for developers to create these experiences for the iPad and iPhone and better service their audiences
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