We’re releasing two new pieces of software today — a .NET library for the developers using the API behind 23 Video, and a Microsoft SharePoint web part that lets you control access to a 23 Video site directly through SharePoint.
The 23 API is designed to be used with pretty much any programming language out there, and up until now we’ve only included a few sample scripts in our documentation. Today, however, we’re releasing a library for Microsoft’s .NET framework, which should make it enticingly easy to mash up .NET and 23 Video. For example, you can use this library to have the wonderful Umbraco or any other .NET content management system work seamlessly with our video platform.
You’ll find the code and the instruction on how to use it in this code repository on github.
… is the first example of how the .NET library can be used for good. This web part makes it easy to run an intranet video site powered by 23 Video. You’ll simply add a web part to your SharePoint intranet and grant access to any user who is allowed to play the videos. That’s it. One-click and secure.
Under the hood this uses our API to handle the access restrictions. This is a really powerful feature for setting up internal video sites in your company — but it can also be used for handling payment videos sites and other closed content.
To get started, have a look at the installation instructions for the SharePoint web part.
Mark said it on Friday: We absolutely adore HTML5, and the prospect of delivering great-quality, speedy video directly in your browser without using Flash has us thinking unpure thoughts here at 23. (There are plenty of reasons why we’re not quite there yet. I won’t dive into the details, but if you want me to drag you in to that vortex, just ask…)
We’ve actually used HTML <video> for a while in the mobile version of 23 Video, but today we’re beginning to test wider adoption of the possibilities. To do this testing, we’ve enabled HTML5 video on a few sites including Reboot and Madbio. In practice this means that you will be able to play video in most modern browsers and mobile devices even if there’s no Flash installed — this includes Safari, Google Chrome and the iPad.
We’ll be beta testing these new features for a few weeks before rolling it out to all customers — but if you want iPad and HTML5 video support now, drop us a mail or ping us on Twitter.
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