Video Articles
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App discovery – Firefox OS for developers: the platform HTML5 deserves
In the previous edition of this video series we introduced FirefoxOS and what it means for the open web and HTML5. We explained that apps for FirefoxOS are HTML5 apps, and could be as simple as a mobile-optimised web site with a manifest file. Now we’re back explaining how Firefox OS is different from other […]
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Linklib – lets film lovers and filmmakers send time synced links from videos to phones – a WebFWD project
Have you ever googled films and TV-shows while you watch them? Do you think Youtube’s popup annotations in the middle of a video are distracting? Having shot a documentary about the Pirate Bay for 4 years I wanted to embed links directly into the film to give the audience more nuances in the complex and […]
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Lights, Camera, Action! July Dev Derby is all about HTML5 Video!
Show off your coolest video hack in July’s Mozilla Dev Derby! Moving pictures have always fascinated people. From the first zoetropes to the multi million dollar blockbusters of today – seeing things move grabs our attention as humans much better than any clever copy or imagery could. Video was alien to the web for a […]
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A new video series: Web Demystified
This post introduces Web Demystified, a new video series targeting web makers -- everyone who builds things for the web: designers, developers, project and team managers, students, hobbyists, and experts. Our goal is to provide basic information for beginners, with subject matter that will also serve as a refresher on web fundamentals - beginning with episodes that describe the web itself, and HTML, its first language.
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WebAssembly Will Ease Collaboration on Next Generation Video Codecs
WebAssembly is a new, low-level format for programs on the Web being developed by Mozilla, Microsoft, Google, and Apple, so it will eventually work in all browsers. This post explores how WebAssembly will play an integral role in the development of next generation video codecs. The new workflow represents a fundamental shift in Web development: The wall between “native” and the Web is falling, opening the door to dramatically greater performance on the Web.
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Streaming media on demand with Media Source Extensions
Introducing MSE Media Source Extensions (MSE) is a new addition to the Web APIs available in all major browsers. This API allows for things like adaptive bitrate streaming of video directly in our browser, free of plugins. Where previously we may have used proprietary solutions like RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol) and Flash, we can now […]
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WebAPIs – Firefox OS for developers: the platform HTML5 deserves
In the fifth video of our “Firefox OS – the platform HTML5 deserves” series (part one, part two, part three and part four have already been published) we talk about how Firefox OS extends the capabilities of the Web by adding new APIs, called WebAPIs to the existing stack of technologies. Check out the video […]
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Getting started with apps – Firefox OS for developers: the platform HTML5 deserves
In the third instance of our “Firefox OS – the platform HTML5 deserves” video series (part one and part two have already been published here) we talk about tools available for building apps for Firefox OS. Check the short video featuring Chris Heilmann (@codepo8) from Mozilla and Daniel Appelquist (@torgo) from Telefónica Digital/ W3C talking […]
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Webinar: Deconstructing HTML5 video (The Spirit of Indiana Jones, Redux)
Update 2011-07-20: The video recording of this webinar is now available: On Thursday, July 14th, at 16:00 UTC, Chris Heilmann will give second in the (so far sporadic) Mozilla Developer Engagement webinar series, discussing syncing HTML5 video with Google maps, using his “Spirit of Indiana Jones” demo as an example. Chris has already blogged about […]
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Time to build a better web – a talk at Heart and Sole
A few weeks ago Portsmouth in England hosted the first Heart and Sole conference. This new conference had quite some appeal to me because of its nature: it was organised by local people who want to boost the web development market, it had rather unknown speakers who show a lot of great stuff online (and […]