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I just converted over 2,000 shortcodes for this new plugin. Right now all the videos are mov. The question is when do you predict we’ll need to convert the format to mp4?
Also, do I need both FV Player and FV Player Pro in the dashboard?
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Hi Ralph,
Check our guide for the best practices of video encoding for HTML5: https://foliovision.com/player/basic-setup/encoding.
It is not so easy to predict the changes in supported formats across different browsers but generally, since the MOV format is not officially supported by HTML5, we are not sure when you could run into possible issues and therefore recommend that you re-encode these videos into MP4.
MOV sometimes contains codec combinations that are not supported across all browsers. Plays well on Apple computers by default, but on Windows computers QuickTime codec might be required to be installed by the user. It is recommended to include another version of your video in MP4 and/or WebM format.
As a Pro user, you need to have both FV Player and FV Player Pro plugins activated, but there is no need to have both in the dashboard. Only FV Player is enough.
Thanks,
Chiara
Hello Ralph,
the MP4 video format with the H264 codec is supported by all major browsers.
The WebM is only really needed if you have a lot of users on computers with the Linux operating system who refuse to install the proprietary codecs. Users of Ubuntu Linux can get it easily by installing Ubuntu Restricted Extras.
Thanks,
Martin
