Unfortunately as I search and read questions and their responses in the archives I'm getting overwhelmed due to unfamiliarity. I have to code up a basic website that will allow users to upload a video from a smart phone (I guess that will be in 3gp format for Android, I created a video on my HTC EVO phone to verify that).
I've found open source video players. Not sure though how to recognize the best choice mainly because -- I don't know what formats users will attempt to upload for viewing.
This is an in-house corporate viewer and it will be very straightforward -- upload; play the video; tack on this company's brand message at various points to advertise their products.
So my question is -- what video formats will my users most likely upload? I'm sure 3gp is one format since the Android is ubiquitous.
In selecting an open-source video player to use on this site, I'm just not sure what other video formats are out there. My orders are vague, "support the modern video formats" so I guess that will mean Flash and the Apple video format and maybe others. I suspect if you know the modern video formats this is an easy question.
What are the common video formats that I'll need to insure my selected video player will handle?
