Peter: I had self-hosted a few small videos, all in mp4 format. I hadn’t checked many video players, tho, but when I changed hosting services, for my wordpress site, the video appeared offset to the right (same code as prev hosting), in the iframe. I couldn’t get it to view correctly, and gave up. However, the Youtube and Vimeo versions played fine. Then, googling around led me to a bunch of probably obsolete examples of what needs to be done to play videos on a wide variety of browsers. So, in my search for a solution that would work for both livecode apps and my wordpress site, I tried Youtube and Vimeo. Vimeo has a low cost plan of $7/mo, which would fit my needs.
So, I’ll probably go with Vimeo. But, it’s good to know that mp4 will play in all browsers. Best, Bill > On Aug 23, 2018, at 3:01 PM, Peter Bogdanoff via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > Bill: If your video is a common format like MPEG-4, then any browser will > play it. > > Stephan: I’m aware of the streaming server versions issue. However, not all > video content needs to be optimized—it depends on what it is and in what > context it is displayed. But, it is true that Vimeo and YouTube handle format > conversion and optimization, which is very nice, and one can embed a browser > widget on a LC card to play it. Part of my point was that to create > interactivity with the media, it would have to be in a format that a player > control can use, which would necessitate appropriate files in media storage > somewhere. > > I should have noted in my earlier post that to use callbacks in an LC player > in Windows, the media format needs to be WMV. > > Peter > > > > > > >> On Aug 23, 2018, at 2:05 PM, Stephen Barncard via use-livecode >> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >> >> um... Peter.. streaming video is not just about having the storage space... >> It's what the servers do to match up the devices calling with the >> appropriate size and type file. Typically many versions of the same video >> are created for each upload. The Vimeo and YouTube web apps handle all of >> that. >> >> Believe me I resisted for years and insisted on hosting my own video >> content, but when the quality got to be HD for everyone, they dumped Flash® >> and I figured out how one could turn off the ads, I was sold. >> >> -- >> Stephen Barncard - Sebastopol Ca. USA - >> mixstream.org >> >> On Thu, Aug 23, 2018 at 1:43 PM, Peter Bogdanoff via use-livecode < >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >> >>> Bill, >>> >>> You could also look at Amazon AWS S3 storage. >>> >>> It’s pretty much free for the first year. Then, depending on usage, could >>> be only a few dollars a month. >>> >>> https://aws.amazon.com/s3/pricing/ >>> >>> Videos could then be played directly in a Livecode player control, as well >>> as on your website. One of the benefits of the LC player is that you can >>> program events to happen in response to particular timings set in the >>> video—callbacks. This is great for pedagogy—synchronized subtitles, >>> comments, animations as a video (or audio) plays. >>> >>> Peter >>> >>>> On Aug 23, 2018, at 12:47 PM, Stephen Barncard via use-livecode < >>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> YouTube is great these days. If you take the time to become a verified >>>> subscriber all the world will be revealed to you. They have many tools >>> and >>>> they re-written the whole thing, and it’s pretty good. It’s also free. >>> You >>>> can make playlists and decide what happens at the end, and add links and >>>> other text. >>>> >>>> After you earn your stars and are good for a while they will give you >>> these >>>> privileges. >>>> >>>> And as far as video streaming, they actually appear to be the best. They >>>> are so equipped with their mirror servers all over the world. >>>> >>>> I used to shun YouTube for several years because of their lower quality >>> at >>>> the time but now they’ve come up to do not only great serving but live >>>> streaming as well. >>>> >>>> You can create extra users. And it has a better social features. >>>> >>>> Vimeo streaming is still excellent but I like the extended distribution >>>> that YouTube has. And I have to pay over $100 a year to be able to >>> upload >>>> the quality I want quickly. >>>> >>>> On Thu, Aug 23, 2018 at 12:20 Tom Glod via use-livecode < >>>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> just fyi......you can disable to recommened videos in the embedd >>> code...... >>>>> you can also detect via java script when the video ends. so you really >>> have >>>>> more control than you think. just got to send script to the browser >>> ..... >>>>> "do in widget". >>>>> >>>>> I haven't done anything crazy ...but i know that there is more control >>> than >>>>> what is obvious at first. >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Aug 23, 2018 at 3:12 PM William Prothero via use-livecode < >>>>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Folks: >>>>>> I have numerous videos that I would like to play on a wordpress web >>> site, >>>>>> and in livecode. I don’t want to host these on my own server for >>> obvious >>>>>> reasons of bandwidth, support for different browsers, etc. >>>>>> >>>>>> This is not a commercial project, but an educational software project >>>>>> where I give it away for free. So, I would rather not pay, but I have >>>>>> looked into Vimeo and the lowest rate of $7/mo could work. I’ve tried >>>>>> YouTube and it has so many privacy issues. Also, when the video ends >>> it >>>>>> displays unrelated material that would be distracting to students. >>>>>> >>>>>> I understand that any free service will probably want to grab users’ >>> info >>>>>> for marketing. That’s the world we are in. >>>>>> >>>>>> Buuut...... do you have a strategy that you could recommend? >>>>>> >>>>>> Best, >>>>>> Bill >>>>>> >>>>>> William A. 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