News and updates from the Video.js open-source video player project
Video.js 5.0 release candidate debuts with redesigned base theme, ES6/Babel transpilation, Browserify integration with NPM packages, earlier plugin initialization for greater control, and community testing to ensure production readiness.
Video.js 4.12, the final 4.x minor release, integrates Mozilla's VTT.js for dramatically improved WebVTT accessibility, grows to 19 community translations, and appears on Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, Wall Street Journal, Guardian, and Bloomberg.
Video.js 4.9 introduces HTML5 audio tag support with persistent poster display and always-visible controls for audio player experience, plus five new translations including Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese, Italian, French, and Korean.
Video.js 4.8.0 delivers scheduled maintenance with German translation, configurable inactivity timeout, improved keyboard event handling, and Heavybit Industries' impressive implementation featuring video-synchronized transcripts.
Video.js 4.7.0 marks a community milestone with over half the changes from new contributors, Google selects Video.js for their Media Framework with IMA integration, localization infrastructure launches, and Team Coco adopts the player with custom branding.
Brightcove hackweek produces MPEG-DASH support for Video.js by combining Dash.js and Dash.as implementations, enabling adaptive streaming across browsers through Media Source Extensions and Flash fallback, though iOS support remains unavailable.
Video.js 4.6.0 delivers major UX improvements with live streaming UI, clearer error messaging, IE11 fullscreen support, optional playback rate controls, and Addy Osmani's Polymer element integration showcasing vibrant community contributions.
Video.js 4.5.0 streamlines the release process for faster delivery, adds Component(1) package manager support, fixes caption positioning when controls hide, and enables Android HLS detection while improving GitHub issue response times.
Video.js 4.4.0 introduces AMD and CommonJS module support for RequireJS and Browserify, enables NPM installation with upcoming Bower and Component support, and debuts five new community plugins including The Onion's endcard solution.
The Guardian's interactive Snowden NSA surveillance article showcases innovative Video.js implementation with scroll-triggered playback, custom white-on-gray theming, and controlless players that respond to page navigation instead of traditional user input.