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Responsive Media in HTML5

Responsive Media in HTML5

By : Alex Libby
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Responsive Media in HTML5

Responsive Media in HTML5

By: Alex Libby
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Overview of this book

If you are a web designer with a good understanding of CSS, jQuery, and HTML, but new to creating responsive sites, then this book is for you. The prerequisite is a good understanding of CSS and HTML; the demos will suit those who have some prior knowledge of Less CSS, WordPress, or Bootstrap.
Table of Contents (7 chapters)
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Preface
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Preface
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What this book covers
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What you need for this book
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Who this book is for
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Conventions
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Reader feedback
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1. Working with Responsive Images
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1. Working with Responsive Images
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Getting started
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Beginning with fluid images
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Catering to vendor prefixes and image formats
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Catering to different platforms
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Catering to HD or retina images
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Using sprites to display responsive images
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Determining the available viewport for use
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Working out media queries
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Using pure JS to determine page breakpoints
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Using data tags to allow bandwidth constraints
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Working with the tags
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Working with the SVG image format for scalability
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Using image icons for scalability
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Building a responsive carousel
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Creating responsive maps using Google Maps
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2. Adding Responsive Video Content
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2. Adding Responsive Video Content
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Getting ready
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Determining support for
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Choosing the right format
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Embedding HTML5 video content
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Determining an available viewport for use
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Catering to fallback support
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Using JS libraries to provide support
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Catering to different platforms
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Allowing for vendor prefixes
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Displaying full-size videos
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3. Mixing Content
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3. Mixing Content
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Mixing video and image content on the same page
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Considering the pitfalls of mixing content
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Using preloaders to reduce delays
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Adding lazy loading support to our pages
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Making allowances for mobile devices
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4. Testing Responsive Media
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4. Testing Responsive Media
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A starting point for testing
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Considering pitfalls of responsive testing
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Testing responsive sites with online tools
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Using tools to determine speed
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5. Using Frameworks
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5. Using Frameworks
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Introducing our three examples
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Adding responsive media to a CMS
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Implementing responsive media in Bootstrap
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Using Less CSS to create responsive content
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Index
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Chapter 2. Adding Responsive Video Content

Throughout the history of the Internet, since its early days, designers and developers have been able to add images to websites—these are great to illustrate points or concepts, but are a static record at a point in time. More and more developers are turning to the power of video to help illustrate something: the themes are varied, from news right through to cooking, or even a step-by-step coding tutorial! With the advent of mobile media comes an increasing need for responsive content—we need to ensure our content can be viewed without issue on more and more devices.

In this chapter, we'll go on a journey through some of the concepts required to make our content responsive, as well as cover some of the tips and tricks to make our content available on multiple platforms. In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

  • Determining support for the <video> formats and choosing the right format
  • Embedding HTML5 video...
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