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Add support for new html tag

macb6497
macb6497
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The major browsers have support for the <object/> tag.

I want to incorporate a video player on my site to play .mkv video, but I cannot use most because the are based on flash, which can only play .flv & .f4v.

That's why I'm switching to the <object/> tag

But, if I wanted to incorporate a tag with the name of <mkvvideo/>, would a simple plugin associated with that tag be usable, or does the core programming of the firefox browser handle that?

Thanks

The major browsers have support for the <object/> tag. I want to incorporate a video player on my site to play .mkv video, but I cannot use most because the are based on flash, which can only play .flv & .f4v. That's why I'm switching to the <object/> tag But, if I wanted to incorporate a tag with the name of <mkvvideo/>, would a simple plugin associated with that tag be usable, or does the core programming of the firefox browser handle that? Thanks

Chosen solution

If you want to embed MKV videos in a web page, see

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cor-el
cor-el
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The video tag only supports a few formats and MKV (Matroska Multimedia Container) isn't one of them.
Your only option is to use the object (or embed) tag and use a player that can handle that format.
If might be better to switch to the WebM format.

Modified by cor-el

Gingerbread Man
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If you want to embed MKV videos in a web page, see