Chapter 4
HTML5 for Responsive Web Designs
Section 4
HTML5 Media Elements
For many, HTML5 first entered their vocabulary when Apple refused to add support for Flash to their iOS devices. Flash had gained market dominance as the plugin of choice to serve video through a web browser. However, rather than using Adobe's proprietary technology, Apple decided to rely on HTML5 to handle rich media rendering instead. While HTML5 was making good headway in this area anyway, Apple's public support of HTML5 gave it a major leg up and helped its media tools gain greater traction in the wider community. As you might imagine, Internet Explorer 8 and older versions don't support HTML5 video and audio. Most other modern browsers handled it just fine. This video covers demos on: - Adding Video the HTML5 Way - Responsive HTML5 Video and iFrames