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HTML5 Video Wrapper for YouTube and Vimeo API – MediaElement.js

By John Dyer on November 28, 2011March 5, 2020

YouTube and Vimeo APIs YouTube and Vimeo have nice APIs to allow JavaScript developers to control the playback of embedded content (oh, and YouTube has a new design). They’ve alsoContinue readingHTML5 Video Wrapper for YouTube and Vimeo API – MediaElement.js

Pinbox.js – Photos Then and Now (jQuery plugin)

By John Dyer on November 2, 2011March 5, 2020

With the help of a colleague, I’m gathering images of an area of Dallas, TX just east of downtown around the campus of Dallas Theological Seminary where I work. I wantedContinue readingPinbox.js – Photos Then and Now (jQuery plugin)

Native Fullscreen JavaScript API (plus jQuery plugin)

By John Dyer on October 20, 2011March 5, 2020

HTML5 <video> is great, but when it was first released, one of the big complaints was that it couldn’t do true FullScreen like Flash. Thankfully, this is changing and nativeContinue readingNative Fullscreen JavaScript API (plus jQuery plugin)

Getting Counts for Twitter Links, Facebook Likes/Shares, and Google (+1) PlusOnes in C# or PHP

By John Dyer on June 7, 2011March 5, 2020

I am working on a project where I need to know the number of social shares on Facebook, Twitter, and Google +1 (plusone). Facebook and Twitter make this easy withContinue readingGetting Counts for Twitter Links, Facebook Likes/Shares, and Google (+1) PlusOnes in C# or PHP

bib.ly – ASP.NET MVC Url Shortener for Bible References

By John Dyer on April 1, 2011March 5, 2020

Last week, I turned a URL shortening website called bib.ly which is a play on the word “Bible” and the popular URL shortener bit.ly. It has two main functions: A Bible URLContinue readingbib.ly – ASP.NET MVC Url Shortener for Bible References

ffmpeg Settings for HTML5 codecs (h264/mp4, theora/ogg, vp8/webm)

By John Dyer on January 5, 2011March 5, 2020

This is just a quick tip for people encoding video for HTML5 (and using sweet HTML5 players like MediaElement.js). Go download a copy of ffmpeg, and if you’re on Windows,Continue readingffmpeg Settings for HTML5 codecs (h264/mp4, theora/ogg, vp8/webm)

HTML5 Reset Debug

By John Dyer on December 3, 2010March 5, 2020

I’m a huge fan of using HTML Reset, originally created by Eric Meyer and given HTML5 updates by people like Richard Clark. The only problem is that when you try toContinue readingHTML5 Reset Debug

MediaElement.js – a magic unicorn HTML5 video library

By John Dyer on September 22, 2010March 5, 2020

I”ve posted before about HTML5 video and based on what I found I released an HTML5 <video> framework and player called MediaElement.js. But I never got around to explaining theContinue readingMediaElement.js – a magic unicorn HTML5 video library

Simple Cross-Browser HTML5 video with a single H.264 file and fallback options

By John Dyer on June 6, 2010March 5, 2020

At first glance, the promise of HTML5 <video> seems awesome. Just a simple <video src=”myvideo.mp4″ controls></video> and you’re done right? Not quite. In reality there are all kinds of browserContinue readingSimple Cross-Browser HTML5 video with a single H.264 file and fallback options

Purple CMS – Now on Github

By John Dyer on May 7, 2010March 5, 2020

A few months ago, I put out a preview of a ASP.NET 4.0 CMS called “Purple” (named for the official color of Dallas Theological Seminary). I’m now pushing updates toContinue readingPurple CMS – Now on Github

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