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<p class=MsoNormal>I’d like to see the implementation of the poster
attribute change to something that is more useful. By useful I mean something
that wroks without the need for javascript and works the way most people would
expect.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Currently the poster disappears as soon as the first frame
has been downloaded, which typically takes a second. The player then shows this
first frame, but 99% of the time the first frame is black. So what you see is a
black box.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The poster frame of a video is probably the most important
not only for the viewer but also for the content producer. It’s the one
shot the content producer gets at enticing the viewer to watch her video. Most
video websites therefore provide multiple ways in which the content producer
can define a poster frame for her video.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>As a result of the current behavior you’ll see that
most html video player implementation don’t set the source attribute on
the video element, so as to prevent the poster from disappearing or some will
overlay an image over the video element. Ideally, one should be able to simply
use the video tag to get the expected behavior without having to go through
hoops.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The solution would be the following:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The poster frame should remain visible until the video is
played.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The poster should not show while the player is seeking (some
browser implementation do show the poster while seeking, resulting a flashes)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The poster should show again after the video has ended.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The visibility of the poster should be scriptable and/or
controllable using an attribute. Meaning that one should be able to turn on/off
the poster (without changing the poster attrbute’s value)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Shiv<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://exposureroom.com/">http://exposureroom.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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