Top 6 Joomla 3.5 video extensions to build your multimedia website easily
In today's blog, I’ll introduce to you 6 best Joomla 3.5 video extensions which have been getting the highest scores on JED and thoroughly recommended by Joomla community.
In general, they are easy-to-use and support most major video formats. Also, they have open-source libraries for syncing video from popular video-sharing websites such as Youtube, Vimeo and of course, all are recently updated to be compatible with Joomla 3.5.
I split those extensions into 3 types by their functionality:
- Insert and display video into your Joomla article
- Display video on your page background
- Create and display video playlists on your website.
If you are using Joomla 2.5, we also have this list for you: Joomla 2.5 video extensions - To transform your site to a media library
INSERT AND DISPLAY VIDEO INTO YOUR ARTICLE
OSYOUTUBE
OSYoutube makes it dead simple to embed YouTube videos into an article on your Joomla website.
All you have to do is copy and paste the URL of YouTube video into your articles and Flash Player will appear in your article automatically.
Surely it takes you only approximately 20 seconds to publish a new article with a clip from Youtube.
You can use Free version of OSYouTube, or purchase its Pro version with all features & advanced support for 6 months with $22 or for 12 months with $35.
DISPLAY VIDEO ON YOUR PAGE BACKGROUND
AIKON YOUTUBE BACKGROUND VIDEO
Aikon YouTube Background Video supports you stream any video directly from YouTube and place it on your website either as a background, as a header or as a section.
Its admin interface is easy to use and configure. Just insert your text, shadows, images, titles and even modules and style right on the video section as an overlay, define your video's width and height and set up a control bar for your visitors to use with pause, play, mute and more.
Especially, it runs on advanced streaming technology that ensures zero loading time for a full-size scaled video.
Aikon YouTube Background Video is commercial extension, with 3 versions: $24 for standard, $34 for professional and $64 for developers.
CREATE AND DISPLAY VIDEO PLAYLISTS ON YOUR WEBSITE
There is a wide range of video players and gallery extensions on JED for you to choose and experience. So, in this category, I will list not only 1 but 4 best video extensions that I have tested on my site. I will compare them by some criteria.
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Name |
ALL VIDEO SHARE |
YENDIF VIDEO SHARE |
HDVIDEOSHARE |
JUSERTUBE |
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Description |
Helps you create and display video galleries on your website |
Helps you show a single video or build a large video sharing website, especially including subtitle |
Helps you create and display video playlists on your website. |
Helps you pull videos from a YouTube channel/user/playlist and arranges them on your website |
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Support video formats |
FLV, MP4, 3G2, 3GP, AAC, F4B, F4P, F4V, M4A, M4V, MOV(H.264), SDP, VP6 |
MP4, M4V, FLV, MOV, WEBM, OGG |
Any HD files. HDVideoShare will support FFMPEG which converts to .FLV format |
Any video formats from YouTube |
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Methods to add videos |
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Embed YouTube channel/user/playlist |
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Responsiveness |
HTML5 fallback included to play videos on mobile devices, but not assured on any mobile devices |
Fully responsive |
Fully responsive |
Fully responsive |
| User privileges | Control user access permissions for each category & video |
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Haves all user features like YouTube user features |
| Marketing purpose |
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| Price |
Have both Free and Pro version. The price for Pro version is $49 |
Have both Free and Pro version. The price for Pro version is $99 |
Have both Free and Pro version. The price for Pro version is $149 |
Only commercial version. The price is $20 |
CONCLUSION
I have introduced to you my top 6 Joomla 3.5 video extensions. Each of which has its own functions, merits, and obstacles.
I hope this article is useful for you when looking for a video extension that suits your website. And if you have discovered another better Joomla 3.5 video extension, please share it with us by filling up the comment section below.
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