Hello, this week we will look at the audio and video elements introduced by HTML5 for streaming multimedia contents.
You will learn how to use them but you will also learn how to make your own customized audio and video player by using CSS for styling and also by taking advantage of the rich JavaScript API that comes with these elements.
We will also present enhanced video and audio players you can find on the Web most of them are free and provide extra functionalities such as chapters, thumbnails along the progress bar, support for different subtitle formats, full accessibility; I mean video and audio players targeted for people with disabilities like the one you can find on the Paypal Web site for example…
And, finally you will play with the webcam and a microphone, thanks to the getUserMedia JavaScript API.
This API is closely related to the audio and video elements because it can redirect the input from the microphone and the webcam to a video or an audio player in your Web page.
Have fun!