Knowledge Base/Video Features: Frequently Asked Questions/Video Playback

Does BombBomb Support HTML5 Video?

Kevin Dibble
posted this on September 28, 2010 14:50

Yes.

The video in BombBomb's emails are delivered with HTML5 coding for playing video.

For email clients that support HTML5, such as Mac Mail, Outlook for Mac, iPhone or iPad, the email client will launch it's native video player and play the video. For clients which do not support HTML5, the email client will do a Flash fallback and play the video in BombBomb's Flash video player. See, "Video In The Inbox Compatibility Chart".

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Benefits of HTML 5

  • Videos can play in "i devices" such as the iPhone™ and the iPad™.
  • Videos will play in devices that don't do not have Flash™ player installed. This increases your audience because video playback no longer relies solely on the presence or support of the Flash player.
  • Videos play in Mac Mail and Outlook email client for the Mac™.

Flash for mobile is ending: See, http://www.zdnet.com/blog/perlow/exclusive-adobe-ceases-development.... Adobe plans to focus on HTML5 support.