VoV video player needs to satisfy these requirements:
Features that are required and nice to have built-in but we can write them ourselves
Features that are not required but would be nice to have and difficult for us to implement
Features that we will most likely want to write ourselves
Adaptive streaming means the player can change video quality (when switching to fullscreen or connection slowing down) |
The list below only compares open-source players with license less strict than GPL.
| jwplayer | mediaelement.js | OSMF (StrobeMedia) | Engage | video.js | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| License | Custom | GPLv2/MIT | BSD | MPL | LGPLv3 |
| Flash | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| m3u8 | Yes (flash + html5) | Yes (html5) | Yes (3rd party plugin) | Probably | Unclear |
| Adaptive streaming | Yes | No | Yes | Probably | No |
| Playlist | Yes | No | Yes | Probably | No |
| Skinnable | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Javascript API | Yes | Yes | Exploratory | Yes | Yes |
| Clip making | Yes | No | Unclear | Yes | Unclear |
| Caption | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
Engage is based on OSMF. We're looking into Fluid Player.