Flowplayer Introduction Feature Highlights
Video Player for the Web
A significant percentage of video content on the Internet today is hosted on YouTube. Even videos embedded in personal or company websites are often hosted there. The drawback with this approach is that people can easily escape from your website to youtube.com, and the YouTube logo is highly prominent and visible even though it's really your site and brand that you want to promote.
Customization
Every single aspect of Flowplayer can be tweaked to meet your needs. This includes both its behaviour and the appearance. You can be sure that your embedded video player will function exactly the way you want it to, and that it will look good without distracting users. Take a look at the configuration document to see all of the possibilities.
Plugins
Flowplayer can be extended with plugins. Some already-existing plugins allow you to, for example, place HTML content over the video when the playback ends, or implement custom playlists using only basic HTML skills. Check out our plugins section to see all that's possible.
Scripting
This is where Flowplayer really excels. Our API is object-oriented and not just a flat list of functions. The event model has been taken to the next level, allowing you to link custom functionality to every player event. And if you are a jQuery user you will be delighted by the seamless way in which Flowplayer and jQuery work together. Take a look at our JavaScript API.
Streaming servers
If you are serious about video you probably have a dedicated streaming server. Flowplayer offers specialized streaming plugins for several different types of streaming sources. You can also build your own. Check out our plugins section for more information.
Multiple players on a page
This is a popular scenario which Flowplayer handles extremely well. You can have many player instances on a page without compromising the page's load speed or usability. A splash image loads in place of the video players before they are clicked to begin playback - but you can still supply a full configuration to each player in advance of it actually being loaded. This feature allows you to easily create video-laden presentations and tutorials, or to setup players within tabbed navigation layouts or overlayed layers. Flowplayer's method of video embedding also integrates smoothly into feature-rich, Web 2.0-enabled sites.