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wlnirvana
wlnirvana

Reputation: 2047

What video player does html5 use?

Suppose I use the <video> tag to include some video in my webpage. When a client visits this page, the video is played:

1) By his browser. So even if his computer has installed no programs like Window Media Player, the video still plays.

2) By a default program chosen by his OS, but somehow this program is now embedded in the browser UI. For example, if the OS use WMP to play .mp4 video, now the browser is also using WMP.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 49

Answers (1)

Pmleader
Pmleader

Reputation: 236

The HTML5 video player does no longer use a plugin for video playback like you used to do.

Instead there is a video standard defined in the html5 specs W3.org - html5 - video

It is up to the browser makers to correctly implement these standards in their browser and therefor to implement a videoplayer.

Upvotes: 1

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