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664 21. Creating Output for the Web

HTML5 Video

HTML5 video is a relatively new standard that has really come into its own
over the last few years. New to the HTML spec, you can now add a ‘video’
tag that tells the browser to embed a video on your website or blog.

HTML5 is not a video format per se, but more an extension to HTML,
combined with browser support, that allows you to embed and play videos
on a webpage or blog without the need for any additional plug-ins.

Here are a couple of reasons why HTML5 may be a good choice for your
shows:

• Compatible with all current, modern web browsers (IE, Firefox,
Chrome, Safari, etc.)
• Videos can be viewed on almost all mobile devices (Apple,
Android, Windows, etc.)
• Player controls are determined by the browser being used, no
need for extra player plug-ins.
Before publishing to HTML5, there are also a few items to take note of:

• HTML5 requires that you have a basic understanding of web
code, and the ability to edit web or blog pages.
• HTML5 requires that you have the ability to upload files to a web
server.
• HTML5 outputs two versions of your video in different formats.
Keep this in mind as it may result in longer rendering and
uploading times compared to other formats.

• HTML5 only works with the current show. HTML5 video does not
support menus or multiple shows.