One video player, allow mobile and regular video display???? - GoFuckYourself.com

mrmikeman · 05-06-2011, 08:15 PM

On my website I have FLV files as the preview trailer, and they dont display on cell phones, is this a format issue? If so, where can i get a video player for my site that allows me to embed two links within one player, where the user can choose what one they play.. example.. youtube videos, in the bottom right corner of their player there is often an option to choose what quality video, how would i do something like this only instead of quality, choose what format...

Thanks

Kafka · 05-08-2011, 04:56 PM

flv's should play on Androids smartphone , however on the iPhone and iPad there is no flashplayer so flv's won't play.

To view movies on the IOS (iPhone,Pad,Pod) you should converting them to mp4 format.

mrmikeman · 05-08-2011, 07:27 PM

what about this,, maybe im looking at the wrong thing, on teamskeet.com on their videos, i view source and see from an rmtp server its an flv file, the file extension is flv.. and that plays on my iphone.. or is that not what plays when i load my iphone?

Kafka · 05-09-2011, 02:58 AM

Did you watch the source on your pc or on your iphone?
When you watch the movie on your iphone you are most likely redirected to an other page with a mp4 movie.
They have some kind of detecting script to redirect mobile surfers.

PussyMeister · 05-09-2011, 08:00 AM

In TubeX, the script looks at the fle extension and chooses the player accordingly. For iPhones, files wth 'qt' (Quicktime) extension would use the Qucktime player provided with the script.

It works very well if you host your own clips and have different formats available, but most sponsor hosted clips are flvs, so you're back where you started if you used sponsor clips. (although there are sponsors which will give you clips in multiple formats.

The major hurdle in all this is Apple. They decided they do not want flash on the iPhone, with YouTube being the exception. An alll in one player would be a dream come true, but getting around all the licensing BS would be difficult.

Kafka · 05-09-2011, 08:33 AM

I think sponsors should provide movies in mp4 format because flashplayer (flv) will be obsolete in a few years time.
HTML5 will be the new standard with a nice <video></video> tag.

Movies in mp4 format also play fine with a flashplayer so why using flv's?

05-06-2011, 08:15 PM	#1
mrmikeman Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 133	One video player, allow mobile and regular video display???? On my website I have FLV files as the preview trailer, and they dont display on cell phones, is this a format issue? If so, where can i get a video player for my site that allows me to embed two links within one player, where the user can choose what one they play.. example.. youtube videos, in the bottom right corner of their player there is often an option to choose what quality video, how would i do something like this only instead of quality, choose what format... Thanks __________________ 20% off promo code "35056" CertifiedHosting Adult Hosting, One Click Installs, Free Database Transfers, Etc Etc.

05-08-2011, 07:27 PM	#3
mrmikeman Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 133	what about this,, maybe im looking at the wrong thing, on teamskeet.com on their videos, i view source and see from an rmtp server its an flv file, the file extension is flv.. and that plays on my iphone.. or is that not what plays when i load my iphone? __________________ 20% off promo code "35056" CertifiedHosting Adult Hosting, One Click Installs, Free Database Transfers, Etc Etc.

05-09-2011, 02:58 AM	#4
Kafka Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Holland Posts: 466	Did you watch the source on your pc or on your iphone? When you watch the movie on your iphone you are most likely redirected to an other page with a mp4 movie. They have some kind of detecting script to redirect mobile surfers. Last edited by Kafka; 05-09-2011 at 03:00 AM..

05-09-2011, 08:00 AM	#5
PussyMeister Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 71	In TubeX, the script looks at the fle extension and chooses the player accordingly. For iPhones, files wth 'qt' (Quicktime) extension would use the Qucktime player provided with the script. It works very well if you host your own clips and have different formats available, but most sponsor hosted clips are flvs, so you're back where you started if you used sponsor clips. (although there are sponsors which will give you clips in multiple formats. The major hurdle in all this is Apple. They decided they do not want flash on the iPhone, with YouTube being the exception. An alll in one player would be a dream come true, but getting around all the licensing BS would be difficult. Last edited by PussyMeister; 05-09-2011 at 08:02 AM..

05-09-2011, 08:33 AM	#6
Kafka Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Holland Posts: 466	I think sponsors should provide movies in mp4 format because flashplayer (flv) will be obsolete in a few years time. HTML5 will be the new standard with a nice <video></video> tag. Movies in mp4 format also play fine with a flashplayer so why using flv's? Last edited by Kafka; 05-09-2011 at 08:34 AM..

05-08-2011, 04:56 PM	#2
Kafka Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Holland Posts: 466	flv's should play on Androids smartphone , however on the iPhone and iPad there is no flashplayer so flv's won't play. To view movies on the IOS (iPhone,Pad,Pod) you should converting them to mp4 format.