HTML5
The HTML5 specification includes support for <video> and <audio>. This page outlines use of HTML5 syntax with Xiph.Org codecs, particularly Ogg Theora and Ogg Vorbis.
Browser Support
Mozilla Firefox
Opera
Google Chrome
Apple Safari
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Plugins
Web Video sites
The following web sites support HTML5 directly:
- tinyvid.tv
- DailyMotion
- MetaVid
For more examples of Ogg Theora video, see List of Theora videos.
Technology for setting up your own site
HTML5 <video> embedding
There are various ways to provide HTML5 video content with fallbacks for older browsers and non-free codecs.
You can include one of the scripts below, or modify source from an existing page such as the HTML of CELT presentations.
mv_embed
mv_embed homepage and mv_embed on MediaWiki
Example sites using mv_embed:
iTheora
Example sites using iTheora:
Video for Everybody
Video for Everybody is "a chunk of HTML code that embeds a video into a website using the HTML5 <video> element."
Encoding, transcoding
Firefogg
Firefogg provides "video encoding and uploading for Firefox". This includes a Firefox extension that allows users to encode video to Ogg Theora on their own computer while uploading it to your site. This simplifies the upload for users as they can simply choose from their existing video files, and simplifies your web site by allowing you to deal with only one video format, and offloading the CPU cycles required for encoding to the user.