Dive into HTML5 Video

A sequel to A survey of rich multimedia in Drupal 7

Anyone who tried to embedded videos on your Drupal site in the past few years know that you can embed video using Media, SWFTools, Video, FlashVideo or any other alternative module.

But prior to HTML5, there was no standards-based way to do embedding videos on web. Virtually all the video you’ve ever watched “on the web” has been funneled through a third-party plugin — maybe QuickTime, maybe RealPlayer, maybe Flash. These plugins integrate with your browser well enough that you may not even be aware that you’re using them. That is, until you try to watch a video on a platform that doesn’t support that plugin.

HTML5 defines a standard way to embed video in a web page, using a element.

But support for the element itself is really only a small part of the story. We will discuss a little about video itself. How it play on web and on your Drupal site and many more interesting things.

This session will cover

• Video Containers
• Audio/Video Codecs
• How to Convert Videos in Drupal way
• Migrate your existing site to HTML5 video compatible
• Pros and Cons using HTML5 Video