A Phonegap plugin that allows playback of local video files using html 5 video tags
JavaApache-2.0
Cordova Html5Video Plugin
Description
This plugin enables the use of normal HTML5
Android Webview (which Cordova is based upon) limits access to local files (such as videos) and prohibits reading them, both via relative files and file:/// URIs. Cordova Html5Video Plugin solves this by giving each of you video a android.resource:// path and updating your <video> tags accordingly.
Limitations
For Android only. Tested on Android API 15-19.
For API >= 19, a workaround is employed to copy the video files over to your application's data directory, as world-readable.
WARNING: this is potentially insecure - other apps will be able to read your videos! However it is the only way to get around Chrome's strict limitations on content:// URLs. See Issue #20 for details.
For more help on installing Cordova plugins, please read the official documentation
HTML
Create any video tags withing your html pages as normal, but:
Give each video tag a unique ID.
The video tags should be empty (i.e no tags inside)
Add any poster image files to your www folder
Autoplay is not enabled, but controlled via JS instead
Example:
<video id="myvideo" loop></video>
The next changes should be done inside your ProjectName/platforms/android folder
Enable Hardware Acceleration in AndroidManifest.xml
Android Webview disables video for none-hardware accelerated applications. Thus, make sure your manifest tag in AndroidManifest.xml contains:
android:hardwareAccelerated="true"
Consult the official Android documentation if you require more help. This is enabled by default in newer versions of cordova.
Move video files
Create a folder called raw inside the res folder ($PROJECT_ROOT/platforms/android/res/raw) where you place your videos. Due to limitations in how Android uses the res folder, make sure:
Your filenames doesn't contain spaces and special characters
That all filenames are unique and doesn't contain period (.) delimiters. Android considers video.lowres.mp4 and video.highres.mp4 the same file
If your file doesn't meet the above requirements cordova build will fail to compile your application.
Client-side code (javascript)
After deviceReady callback from Cordova, initialize your videos with: