Earlier in this book, we
described in detail the current capabilities of the <video> element.
While there is still no required video codec specified in HTML 5, Google
recently released WebM, a high-quality, royalty-free video codec for the Web.
Although not all vendors have agreed to support WebM yet, there is significant
momentum behind the format.
Additionally, there is increased
demand for improvements in the current controls for HTML 5 video. In order to fully
replace plugin-based rendering of video, HTML’s own control will need to
introduce better APIs for streaming. Expect this capability to evolve in the
next iterations of the media tags; with increased adoption of devices without
Flash playback, such as the Apple iPad and iPhone, there is a significant
incentive to bring Web video to a large audience with only HTML 5.
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