The Google Open-Source Video Player | Online Video Publishing | Scoop.it

Google has just released an open-source video player which allows any web publisher to not only embed and display any video clip saved in a supported format, but also the ability to integrate whole groups of clips into a dedicated Categories feature.


"When a user opens the Video Player Sample web app, they can choose to watch a single video or create a playlist of videos/episodes from a list that they have uploaded and populated to the app."


Key features include: 


  • Ability to subscribe to shows, watch episodes, create playlists
     
  • Support for multiple video formats (depending on what the user’s browser supports (including WebM, Ogg, MP4, and even a Flash fallback)
     
  • A Categories page with an overview of the different shows/categories available in the app
     
  • Notifications of new episodes (when the app is installed via the Chrome Web Store)
     
  • Built in support for sharing to Google+, Twitter and Facebook
     
  • Player look & feel customization
     
  • All source files, including the Photoshop PSD’s, are included


Demo: http://video-player-sample.appspot.com/ 


Original Google announcement: http://google-opensource.blogspot.com/atom.xml 


Technical info: http://code.google.com/p/video-player-sample/ 


Chrome app: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/jhojbofcldbpmilfcnlihpknapnaagce 


More info: http://code.google.com/p/video-player-sample/ 


(Reviewed by Robin Good)