How It Works

If your browser supports it, HTML5 video is used. No Flash—no crash.

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HTML5 video in Firefox,Chrome

In other browsers that do not support video, it falls back to Flash, or Window Web Media player.

If QuickTime is not installed, Adobe Flash is used. It’s important to note that the user is not prompted to install QuickTime if they don’t have it. Fallback is instant and automatic.

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Flash fallback, (Flowplayer)

(which allows playback on the iPhone OS 2; OS 3 and above use HTML5 video)

This is all done without JavaScript and requires only two video encodes, one OGG file (required for FireFox to play, and one MP4 file). A little javascript is used for Flash Fallback only.

Firefox will only play OGG, and it will not degrade to Flash if you leave out the OGG video

IMPORTANT Notes

• Ensure your server is using the correct mime-types. Firefox will not play the OGG video if the mime-type is wrong.

• The 2 following MIME types need to be added on your DNN server, if you use PowerDNN, here is a link on how to add these types:

• https://support.powerdnn.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=51

• video/ogg .ogv

• video/mp4 .mp4