#Vjs html5 video player upgrade

**However**, from 5.0 on, we plan on being a lot more liberal with major versions to avoid stop-the-world mega releases like this.

#Vjs html5 video player upgrade

To be clear, there will be at least *some* upgrade cost between major versions because that’s just how things go. You’re probably already thinking about how little you want to do the mega-upgrade dance every time the major version is bumped. If you’re a Video.js user or lover of ( ), you’re probably looking at the ( ) and dying inside (or out). New definition around playback technologies (“techs”) Switched to BrowserStack for automated browser testing Switched from Closure Compiler to UglifyJS (we STOPPED mangling object properties) Added 6 more language translations bringing the total to 25

Added support for HLS in desktop browsers **without Flash** Added support for responsive layouts including auto-sizing to the video content Rebuilt the library in ES6/Babel/Browserify including Modules and Classes Using a flex-box-based controls layout for easier add-ons This will include an exhaustive dive into those choices, because…why not? For a widget, we’ve got a pretty awesome community.įor 5.0 we have some interesting new features, and we made A LOT of new technology choices. And thank you to the hundreds of issue commenters and plugin authors who helped shape this latest version. Video.js 5: The Only Thing That’s Changed Is Everything…except for like 3 things that didn’t (including the name).įirst and foremost, **THANK YOU** to the 25 contributors who completed and merged **146 pull requests** and updated just about every line of code in the project.Just a good ol’ Big Buck Bunny so we can have a Tumblr video to embed on.