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Media

Add audio and video to your web sites

Overview

Learn to add media capabilities to your site using either basic HTML or a media framework such as Shaka Player, JW Player, or Video.js.

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Concepts
Prepare media files for the web
Add media to a web page

Concepts

What is a media experience?
Media file basics
Media application basics
Media streaming basics

Prepare media files for the web

Prepare media files for the web
Containers and codecs
Bitrate
Resolution
Media conversion
Media encryption

Add media to a web page

Add media to a web page
The <video> and <source> tags
Media accessibility
Media frameworks
PWA with offline streaming
Fast playback with audio and video preload
Debug media playback errors on the web

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