Senior Design Engineer @muxhq. Previously @released_so, @Amazon, @SearchioHQ, @Selz. Built Plyr (acquired by Mux)
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Plyr is now officially deprecated and it's time to give Video.js 10 a whirl! plyr.io/
Thanks for all the support over the years! 🙏
Sam Potts retweeted
On 29 April 2010, Steve Jobs published "Thoughts on Flash", an open letter giving six reasons iPhones and iPads would not run Adobe's plugin. It changed how the web plays video.
Jobs argued that flash was proprietary, crashed Macs, had a poor security record, drained batteries, relied on mouse hovers touchscreens lack, and put a third-party layer between Apple and its developers.
Apple backed open web standards instead (HTML5, CSS, JavaScript) and H.264 video. Critics noted H.264 was patented too. It didn't matter. Adobe dropped mobile Flash in 2011, YouTube made HTML5 its default in 2015, and Adobe ended Flash support on 31 December 2020.
That left every site that wanted video on iPhones and iPads with a problem: play without a plugin, on an HTML5 video element that was new and inconsistent.
Video.js, a weekend experiment by Steve Heffernan at Zencoder, was one of the first soltuions.
Our upcoming film tells that story, and what happened in 2025, when Steve came back and Video.js started over.
Video.js: The Documentary is coming...
Trailer: Thursday 29 October at 11:30am PDT
Premieres Live on 5 November on CultRepo YT at 10:30am PST
@MuxHQ @videojs @heff @jondahl @mihar_22 @luwes @sam_potts
Put in a load of self checkouts and then never have them open. Great policy @ALDIAustralia
Sam Potts retweeted
Apple finally decided it's my turn to fold a phone. So I spent the weekend seeing if I could rebuild Netflix's folded iPhone Duo player on the web.
This is Video.js 10 in Safari. Pretty close! 🧵
Sam Potts retweeted
Plyr has been one of the best-loved players on the web for years, and that's all Sam. We're lucky he brought that same care to Video.js 10.
Thank you @sam_potts, and welcome Plyr folks. You'll feel at home 🫶
Plyr is now officially deprecated and it's time to give Video.js 10 a whirl! plyr.io/
Thanks for all the support over the years! 🙏
Sam Potts retweeted
Friends ran for 10 seasons.
David Tennant was the 10th Doctor Who.
The Great Longneck Migration was the 10th Land Before Time.
VJS 10 is now GA. Smol, customizable, and plays nice with your agents so they can help you migrate like Littlefoot.
videojs.org/blog/videojs-10
Sam Potts retweeted
🎉 Video.js 10 is now in RC:
videojs.org/blog/videojs-v10…
🎉 Video.js 10 is now in RC:
videojs.org/blog/videojs-v10…
Plyr just hit 30k stars 🤩 Thanks for all the support.
A reminder that I've been putting my all of focus into Video.js 10. Give it a go...
I've put together a guide for migrating from Plyr to Video.js 10. We're almost ready for GA. Check it out and give us feedback. github.com/sampotts/plyr/dis…
I've put together a guide for migrating from Plyr to Video.js 10. We're almost ready for GA. Check it out and give us feedback. github.com/sampotts/plyr/dis…
Great point and not just designers either but developers too. It’s always good to sneak in some extra awesomeness.
This has been awesome to work on. The team has smashed it. Looking forward to getting stuck into more skins and polishing what we have ready for GA.
Video.js v10 beta is here!
Video.js v10 is a complete rewrite combining four (!!) open source players into one.
With 88% smaller default bundles, first-class React and TypeScript support, composable architecture, and beautiful new skins, you’re sure to fall back in love with your video player ♥️
Read @heff’s blog (and check out the site’s new look): videojs.org/blog/videojs-v10…
