Flash Video Player Development

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More and more Web resources need to publish video, and sometimes even the whole Web project is built around a video player. Video player development often starts with a concept and design in mind. The technical part of the issue is largely covered by a multitude of multimedia frameworks (primarily OSMF) and video player skinning options. In this post, we would like to show you some well-known examples of video players. We hope they will inspire you to give rise to your own video player concept and design.

Still prior to doing that, it’s a good option to consider the most critical functionality of your video player:

Would you like to deliver live and VOD content?
What content metadata (if any) would be available in the video player?
Would you like to deliver preview of your video content?
Would you like to insert ads? What ad formats would you like to support?
Which devices would you like to support in your player? It is strongly recommended to factor-in device specifics (mouse, finger, remote control).
Would you like to have timecodes / chapters in your video content?

OK, let’s now revert back to video player design.