VideoJS is an HTML5 video player that uses the HTML5 video tag built into modern browsers, and uses javascript to add custom controls, new functionality, and to fix cross browser bugs.
The base of VideoJS is Kroc Camen's [Video for Everybody](http://camendesign.com/code/video_for_everybody), which is a video embed code that falls back to a Flash video player or download links for browsers and devices that don't support HTML5 video.
### Step 2: Add the VideoJS setup code to your page or another script.
Must run after the VideoJS javascript file has been included
<scripttype="text/javascript"charset="utf-8">
// Add VideoJS to all video tags on the page when the DOM is ready
VideoJS.setupAllWhenReady();
</script>
### Step 3: Add the VideoJS embed code to your page (grab the latest version for demo.html).
Change the video and image files to your own. You can even swap out the Flash Fallback for your own, just maintain the "vjs-flash-fallback" class on the object. I know, seems like a lot of HTML, but it's super compatible. [Check it](http://camendesign.com/code/video_for_everybody/test.html).
<!-- Begin VideoJS -->
<divclass="video-js-box">
<!-- Using the Video for Everybody Embed Code http://camendesign.com/code/video_for_everybody -->
<ahref="http://videojs.com">HTML5 Video Player</a> by <ahref="http://videojs.com">VideoJS</a>
</p>
</div>
<!-- End VideoJS -->
Storing a Reference to the Player(s)
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You can set up the player(s) in a way that allows you to access it later, and control things like the video playback. In this case, the setup has to happen after the DOM has been loaded. You can use any library's DOM Ready method, or the one built into VideoJS.
### Using a Video's ID or Element
VideoJS.DOMReady(function(){
var myPlayer = VideoJS.setup("example_video_1");
});
### Using an array of video elements/IDs
Note: It returns an array of players
VideoJS.DOMReady(function(){
var myManyPlayers = VideoJS.setup(["example_video_1", "example_video_2", video3Element]);
});
### All videos on the page with the "video-js" class
VideoJS.DOMReady(function(){
var myManyPlayers = VideoJS.setup("All");
});
### After you have references to your players you can...(example)
VideoJS.DOMReady(function(){
var myPlayer = VideoJS.setup("example_video_1");
myPlayer.play(); // Starts playing the video for this player.
});
Setting Options
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Set options when setting up the videos. The defaults are shown here.
VideoJS.setupAllWhenReady({
controlsBelow: false, // Display control bar below video instead of in front of
controlsHiding: true, // Hide controls when mouse is not over the video
defaultVolume: 0.85, // Will be overridden by user's last volume if available
flashVersion: 9, // Required flash version for fallback
linksHiding: true // Hide download links when video is supported