Yahoo Media web player which has just launched in beta version, is one of the hottest new distinctive web players to emerge from yahoo and is available now. In order to use the Yahoo Media web player whether one is a blogger, developer, or user, all which is required is a simple strip of .js code implemented into your theme file directly above the closing tag within your footer.php file ( usually ).
The Yahoo Media web player provides support for various types of video and audio formats and is enriched by HTML and Java Script. Generally most users are aware of yahoo’s media player which is already empowering user’s web pages and providing them with a fully enriched user music experience. Yahoo web player is another new discovery and the next generation media player prior to yahoo audio player and contains so many features.
Features
The Yahoo Media web player supports all type of media files such as mp3, wav, YouTube, Yahoo videos etc. It is not like any other Jquery media player, it comes along with another revolutionary technique termed “Detection Mode“ , whereas the Yahoo web player detects the related media.
After adding the ( script ) or web player to your theme file, the player scans for the videos available and adds a play button next to playable items, once the play button is pressed a sleek and visually stunning media player appears with unique sliding effects which commence playing the media either in audio player or in video player mode.
Yahoo Web Player can call any page’s video into its playlist so that the user can remain on the same page while enjoying all videos without having to venture off the given page.
Yahoo is about to provide more specific API for the Yahoo Media web player which will assist users to be more programmatic within their given tasks in creation of mashups, media play lists, categories and much more , so stay tuned for updates regarding this wonderful video player which is bound to knock out the competition !
