Ask HN: which is the best flash video player?

#1

Post by adilsaleem » Wed, Apr 15, 2009, 3:45 PM UTC

Hi,

We ve been using flow player (http://flowplayer.org) on our site http://seenreport.com to play videos for quite some time now. The performance has been quite satisfactory, but I just want to make sure we are using the best available option before we buy the license.

Is there any other flash video player available to run online videos or should I just got for the flow player?

Re: Ask HN: which is the best flash video player?

#2

Post by kierank » Wed, Apr 15, 2009, 4:06 PM UTC

JW FLV Player.

http://www.longtailvideo.com/players/jw-flv-player/

It's the one you see a lot of sites using.

Re: Ask HN: which is the best flash video player?

#3

Post by kbrower » Wed, Apr 15, 2009, 4:24 PM UTC

JW player works well for playing videos, but if you plan on using the plugins be aware that many of them conflict. http://corp.kaltura.com/ is another option.

Re: Ask HN: which is the best flash video player?

#4

Post by asnyder » Wed, Apr 15, 2009, 4:25 PM UTC

You mean http://flowplayer.org. In my personal opinion flowplayer is excellent. It has the most extensive customization and API of any of the available flash players. Especially if you're using their most recent 3.x version. Furthermore, they have an excellent set of documentation and examples.

Re: Ask HN: which is the best flash video player?

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Apr 15, 2009, 6:18 PM UTC

asnyder wrote: post #4

You mean http://flowplayer.org . In my personal opinion flowplayer is excellent. It has the most extensive customization and API of any of the available flash players. Especially if you're using their most recent 3.x version. Furthermore, they have an excellent set of documentation and examples.

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