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You can integrate JWPlayer 8 into your HTML5 video player using a JavaScript CDN (Content Delivery Network) instead of downloading the library. Here's how you can do it:
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Include the JWPlayer library from a CDN:
- Open your HTML file in a text editor.
- In the
<head>
section of your HTML file, add the JWPlayer library by including the JavaScript file from a CDN. Use the following code:
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/jwplayer/8.5.4/jwplayer.js"></script>
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Add a container for the video player:
- In your HTML file, create a
<div>
element to serve as a container for the JWPlayer video player. Give it an id attribute to reference it later, for example:
<div id="my-video-player"></div>
- In your HTML file, create a
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Initialize JWPlayer and configure the player:
- After the
<div>
container, add a<script>
block to initialize and configure the JWPlayer. This script should be placed before the closing</body>
tag.
<script> jwplayer("my-video-player").setup({ file: "/path/to/video.mp4", // Specify the path to your video file // Add additional configuration options as needed // For example: width: 640, height: 360, }); </script>
- After the
- Inside the
setup()
function, you can specify various configuration options for your video player. Refer to the JWPlayer documentation for a comprehensive list of available options and their usage.
Replace
/path/to/video.mp4
with the actual path to your video file.Save the HTML file and open it in a web browser to test the integration of JWPlayer into your HTML5 video player using the JavaScript CDN.
By following these steps and including the JWPlayer library from a CDN, you can integrate JWPlayer 8 into your HTML5 video player without the need to download the library or sign up for an account.