If you’re in the habit of embedding video on your website whether you’re hosting it yourself or have been using a service like Vimeo or Youtube, then you’ve most likely been using an embedded Flash player.
If you’ve been wanting to offer HTML5-based video on your site so that users of smartphones and other mobile devices have easier access to your video it’s been a difficult thing up until today if you haven’t been able to host your own video.
Here’s an example of an embedded Vimeo video with the new player/embed code:
“Inception” Sound for Film Profile from Michael Coleman on Vimeo.
Vimeo has always been a great solution for hosting video, but now with their complete HTML5 solution they’re pulling ahead of the pack.