Popcorn.js is an
open source
Open source is source code that is made freely available for possible modification and redistribution. Products include permission to use the source code, design documents, or content of the product. The open-source model is a decentralized sof ...
JavaScript library for
HTML5 media developers, freely available under the
MIT License. It uses the native HTMLMediaElement properties, methods and events, normalizes them into an
API, and provides a plugin system. Extensible support for playing non-native media (ex:
YouTube,
Vimeo,
SoundCloud) is available through the normalized API via wrappers. Popcorn.js is part of a
Mozilla program to promote Web video creation via
open standards, and though outside Web development communities, has been named by sources such as
Wired.com
''Wired'' (stylized as ''WIRED'') is a monthly American magazine, published in print and online editions, that focuses on how emerging technologies affect culture, the economy, and politics. Owned by Condé Nast, it is headquartered in San Fran ...
as one of technologies with the greatest potential in the future of video online.
References
External links
official website
JavaScript libraries
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