Current Assignment(s)
Due: Recommended by Monday, 5.28
Self-Hosted Media
In the next two sections, we will be looking at the <video> and <audio> elements. You need to be careful when using these elements, as older browsers will not support these elements and the presentation of the associated media. To create pages viewable by all, you should use a variety of approaches to account for multiple ages of browsers. You should also include flash options, as some older browsers will prefer this.
IMPORTANT: Web hosting companies often charge extra if you use a lot of bandwidth, and due to the size of most movie files, this can occur easily when self-hosting. Third-party options provide you affordable solutions to this potential problem.
NOTE: You should technically use both flash and HTML5 video element when self-hosting. However, it is my opinion that flash is dead, so I have focused solely on HTML5.