JW Player 5.8 Released with Support for HTML5 Video Ads
This release of the JW Player 5.8 focuses heavily on stability HTML5 playback and secure plugin loading. The major addition is support for HTML5 video advertising for Google DFP and YuMe users. Read more to find out what's new.
Ads in HTML5 Mode
JW Player 5.8 introduces support for HTML5 video advertising. Users of the JW Player have become accustomed to providing a consistent user experience independent of the browser or device of their viewers, but until now the player didn't offer HTML5 video advertising support. With JW Player 5.8, we now enable HTML5 video ad support for both Google DFP and YuMe publishers - allowing users to run video and companion ads on iOS devices (iPhone/iPad). Check them out: Google Interactive Media Ads (IMA) & YuMe.
Increased Stability in HTML5 Mode
With the release of JW5.8, we took the opportunity to focus on video playback in HTML5 mode. Thanks to all the feedback you have given us, we've been able isolate the outstanding issues, and greatly improve the stability in HTML5 mode. We are always working to seamlessly integrate Flash and HTML5 modes, so please keep the feedback coming. For a detailed list of specific HTML5 improvements, see our developer site.
Secure Plugin Loading
If you manage a secure website, then you are probably familiar with the mixed content security warnings generated by browsers, particularly IE, when embedding the JW Player on a secure page. This was due to the fact that the JW Player always loaded its plugins over HTTP. JW Player 5.8 now detects if it is running on a secure page and loads its plugins over HTTP or HTTPS accordingly. Publishers embedding on Facebook should find this particularly helpful!
Download the JW Player 5.8
You can download the JW Player 5.8 for Flash and HTML5 here. As always, we would love to hear your feedback on the release. Just post your comments directly to this blog.
For a complete list of the tickets addressed in JW Player 5.8, please visit our developer site.
Comments
Does this player support transparency videos?
Submitted by Jeffrey Lowe on Tue, 2011-10-18 08:39.
I am hesitant to upgrade to 5.8. The original install process of the JW player was so time consuming and fraught with instability that I have little confidence this version will be any better.
Submitted by David Odell on Tue, 2011-10-18 10:29.
@David -
If you're hesitant to try out the player since it may impact your current users, I'd recommend using a web debugger tool such as Charles Proxy to test out your site with the new version without actually changing what your users see.
Submitted by PabloS on Thu, 2011-10-20 16:52.
@Jeffrey -
My guess is no, but I can't say we've done any testing with videos containing transparency. I'm pretty sure it won't work in Flash, but it's possible it might work in HTML5 mode. Give it a shot, and let us know in the forums what you find.
Submitted by PabloS on Thu, 2011-10-20 16:54.
Will this work in the below combination:
JW Player 5.8 + WOWZA + IOS devices
Submitted by Manjunath on Sat, 2011-10-22 00:36.
My webdeveloper installed longtail video on a site I,m building ,sometimes the buffering is slow and the buffering starts after the video starts to play.What could be the problem with it?
He told me he spent 22hours optimising the video player ,how long could someone realisticly spend on video player optimisation?
Submitted by Brendan on Fri, 2011-10-28 14:42.
Is there any special upgrade price for v. 5.8, for someone currently using a licensed copy of v. 5.0.753?
Submitted by Ron Henry on Wed, 2011-11-09 13:25.
@Ron - Just download 5.8 here - http://www.longtailvideo.com/order/view/
Submitted by Ethan LongTail on Wed, 2011-11-09 16:21.
Can it provide support for both flash and HTML5 at the same time?
barcode maker
Submitted by barcode maker on Wed, 2011-11-23 06:43.
What do you mean?
Submitted by Ethan LongTail on Wed, 2011-11-23 14:14.
Is it possible to add this script into your OWN ads script, such as OpenX?
We don't want to use third parties such as Adsense or whats so ever.
Submitted by Rob on Thu, 2011-11-24 19:49.
OVA (Which supports OpenX) does not yet support HTML5. Soon it should though.
Submitted by Ethan LongTail on Fri, 2011-11-25 04:33.
It would be nice if this site featured stand alone examples or demos of these features so that users can get a clean look at the code. Please add a demo section containing a working implementation plus an explanation of the code (and nothing else).
HTML 5 player with playlist. When is the set up wizard going to be updated to include this set up? Someone asked about this in another forum about a year ago, still not implemented.
Look at your example page:
http://developer.longtailvideo.com/player/trunk/fl5/js/test/examples/playlist.html?type=progressive
You have to look through all of that code to try to find which set up you want. This page should be broken down into each set-up with the code clearly explained in each.
Again, YOU NEED A DEMO SECTION ON YOU PAGE.
Thanks.
Submitted by Carlos on Fri, 2011-12-02 07:49.
@Carlos - The Wizard uses JW Embedder code now. So it will work with a playlist in HTML5 mode.
Submitted by Ethan LongTail on Fri, 2011-12-02 16:15.
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Submitted by Submitted by on Sun, 2011-12-11 12:46.
I super like the new look of the JW Player is faster is better and my slow computer with crappy video card will not got slow anymore, nice job you guys!
Submitted by WebUser on Sat, 2012-02-11 14:25.
Thank you!
Submitted by Ethan LongTail on Sun, 2012-02-12 00:01.
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