JW Player for Flash & HTML5
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Given the Flash versus HTML5 debate, it's natural to think you need to choose one or the other. You don't. The most important aspect of the JW Player is that it supports both Flash and HTML5 rendering modes. Just tell the JW Player which to prioritize and it does the rest. Custom skins, JavaScript interaction, and a growing number of plugins will work seamlessly.
Want Flash for a uniform desktop experience but need to support the iPad? No problem. Standards junkie and only want HTML5? That's cool too. Either way. One player does it all.
There are host of niche video players on the Internet today. HTML5 has enabled developers to create simple JavaScript players with ease. But video is complex and HTML5 makes it even more so. Various streaming protocols, multiple codecs, captioning requirements and more mean that a simple video player isn't enough.
The JW Player has evolved through the history of online video since its first version in 2005. The experience developed over those years are built into the JW Player. Support for all the major CDNs, YouTube, Adobe's Flash Media Server, Wowza, major advertising networks, analytics providers are just part of what separate the JW Player from the newcomers.