“Since we rolled out the HTML5 player in January people have been clamoring for an embeddable version, especially for iPhones and iPads. Today we’re taking a big leap forward for compatibility and updating our embed code,” Andrew Pile reports for Vimeo. “We call it the Universal Player.”
“The Universal Player is as easy to use as the old embed code, just a lot more compatible. Instead of being a direct link to a Flash player the new Universal Player can automatically detect what kind of device is viewing the video and choose the optimum player based on the device’s capabilities,” Pile reports. “For example, it will serve mobile video to iPhones and Androids and HD to iPads and Desktops. On other mobile devices it can use the native player of the device or an optimized mobile Flash player with bigger controls. It also allows us to introduce new players as technology changes, potentially allowing us to do things like serve HTML5 to IE9 and WEBM video to Firefox.”
MacDailyNews Take: Sleep tight, Shantanu.
Pile reports, “The goal is to make the Vimeo player experience as seamless as possible. No matter what device or website Vimeo embed code appears on your video will load, with the same level of privacy, customization and quality you’ve all come to expect… Starting today the Universal Player will work on HTML5 devices like the iPad and iPhone. Soon it will also serve the HTML5 player to desktop users.”
More info in the full blog post here.
MacDailyNews Note: Here are a couple test videos to see if the embed code works on iOS devices, too:
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer laughs at Apple iPhone from Get a Mac on Vimeo.
Apple iPad from Antoine Arnould on Vimeo.
MacDailyNews Note: Both work perfectly on iPad 3G running iOS 3.2.1. Neither video works for us on iPhone 4 running iOS 4.1 beta 3. Do the videos work on iOS 4.0.2?
[Attribution: 9 to 5 Mac. Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Angel C.” for the heads up.]
Works for me
Sent from my iPad
I never tire of that clip!
Vimeo leading the way in web video delivery technology, unclouded by conflicting business interests like some others (cough)Google(cough).
Works for me
Sent from my iPad
No worky for me .. Within MDN iPhone app .. I click the play arrow and get a white screen.
Looks great on my $500 iPhone!
Doesn’t work on ip4. What’s new?
…and not working for me from MDN.com on iPhone.. Will try iPad in a bit
No workie for me in iOS 4.0.2 in either MDN app or Safari.
Mr balmer may you stay at the helm for as long as it takes. With your vision my Apple stock will become worth more and more.
Iphone 3G ios 4.0.2 movies not working:(
Nope. Not on iP4
Nope, get blank white screen on iPhone 4
Doesn’t work on iPhone 4 running iOS 4.0.1.
Ballmer FTW.. iPhone is not a very good email machine!! LOL = classic.. I hope M$ never fires him!
“It also allows us to introduce new players as technology changes”
Can Flash do that? No! Flash is now where near that nimble.
I get white screens after I click the play buttons when using my first generation iPod with ios 3.1.3.
Does not work on iPhone 4, get white screen
Nope not on iPhone.White blank screen.
here is on mine
my iPhone 4 iOS4.02 says:
“Sorry there is no mobile version available for this video”
Same as previous poster.
Ip4 4.02, click link goes to page, shows Ballmer with a circle with a line through it, won’t play.
Huh. Works dandy on my iPad, but not on my iPhone 4 (4.0.2). Must still be working out those kinks!
This rocks period!!! Sent from my IPad.