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Video.js 3.2 debuts a new video tag builder tool, completely overhauls HTML5 track support with WebVTT format compatibility, enables chapter navigation, and makes API methods accessible earlier through call caching before player readiness.
Video.js 3.1 introduces experimental iframe mode for Flash to solve Firefox reload bugs, replaces swfobject with custom embedding to reduce file size, and improves fullscreen support with CSS fixes for Firefox 9.
Video.js 3.0 launches with a unified HTML/CSS skin for both HTML5 and Flash playback, a lightweight Flash fallback player, and free CDN hosting by Level3 for improved performance and accessibility.
Video.js creator Steve Heffernan announces the release of his comprehensive HTML5 video tutorial series on Lynda.com, offering developers professional training on modern web video implementation.
Video.js creator Steve Heffernan reaches out to the community to discover how developers are implementing the HTML5 video player across different websites and use cases.
MPEG LA calls for patents to create a licensing pool around Google's WebM/VP8 codec, potentially threatening the open-source format's royalty-free status and complicating the HTML5 video format landscape.
iOS 4.3 beta brings AirPlay streaming to Mobile Safari, allowing HTML5 videos to stream directly from iPhone and iPad to Apple TV by adding a simple x-webkit-airplay attribute to video tags.
Google announces it will remove H.264 support from Chrome to back open-source video formats, making Chrome the first browser to drop the proprietary codec despite it being widely supported across Apple and Microsoft platforms.
HTML5 video reaches a turning point as browser support surpasses 50% of web users in early 2011, driven largely by Firefox and Chrome adoption, though the MP4/h.264 vs WebM/VP8 format war continues to complicate widespread adoption.
Mozilla showcases creative HTML5 video capabilities with an Indiana Jones-inspired demo that synchronizes video playback with animated route visualization on Google Maps in real-time.