mediafront/osmplayer — Issue #9: SPF format YouTube HTML5 Roadmap- HELP! :))
Author: kraftyman
Created: 2011-12-10 11:17:33+00:00
State: open

Hi,

I was very glad to see a new September release and a github presence. I am preparing a .com built around your OSM player but as a matter of due diligence I am currently investigating a roadmap for the day YouTube moves to HTML5 and flash no longer works.

I have modified the OSM scripts extensively, the code is very pretty, but I am facing the following questions & I sincerely hope some guidance/advice/reassurance can be offered :))

A. the SPF format I am using works fine with the pointing to the canonical http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEOID format. What happens if this is soon broadcast in HTML5 or however the deprecation of YT vis a vis flash will likely go down?

I traced the code and it seems to be going the "drupal" route which I did not expect. The code while elegant is highly abstracted so understanding is somewhat of a challenge.

Further I signed up for the YouTube HTML5 beta but that apparently does not carry over to the OSM player... worth a try at least.. :))

I tried using the youtube /embed/videoid format but OSM did NOT like that and just started jumping through my playlist showing thumbs in an infinite loop. Fiddler was showing 200 OK YT responses but the contents of the response were for the YT player, which makes sense but my dilemma is:

How can I perform due diligence that HTML5 format will be recognized when YT makes the switch, i.e. comes out of beta and well... "goes for it..?"

Part of my concern is that I directly modified the JQUERY.OSMPLAYER script so upgrading will require some elbow grease & testing.

Finally if possible I'd love to submit our site when we go beta to your site as a showcase of what OSM can do if that is something you entertain.

Thanks again for a great video player.

Cary Abramoff CTO
CALB, LLC