OpenVideoPlayer.com - Open Video Player Initiative

The recently launched Open Video Player Initiative takes the form of a community site where individuals from all over the world convene together and discuss and share the best practices as regards video player development. The site features downloadable player source code along with a section where members of the community provide advice and insight to developers and designers the world over.

From the main page you will be able to access the latest resources, including videos dealing with issues such as consumer expectations for online video and so forth. There is also a category named “Showcase” where you can read about sites using the project files provided by the Open Video Player initiative. These include the FWA Theater and Adobe TV websites. You can also submit your site to the featured showcase list.

Lastly, a section which merits a special mention is the one named “Download”, as there you can procure the latest release of the Open Video Player. Release notes are also going to be added in the near future.

“Open Video Player is a community site dedicated to sharing best practices around video player development. You can download player source code, reference plug-ins for advertising technologies as well as get advice from a community of designers, developers and content owners.”

Online communities come up with fresh ideas and bring about great developments.

I am just starting out in this field, will I find this site useful or do you need to be very knowledgeable to get the best out of it?