November 25, 201312 yr I have a 3rd party player that uses the HTML5 video tag. However to ensure compatibility across browsers, I need to include the video in .mp4, .ogv and .webm formats. Because of the high file sizes, I'd prefer to host these files elsewhere and link to them from the code in order to maximise streaming and to minimise/prevent any bandwidth issues. Everywhere I read says to host video files externally and link to them. PLEASE don't suggest YouTube or Vimeo - neither support linking to all three extensions. Vimeo PRO supports direct linking, but only .mp4, not .ogv and .webm. Can anyone recommend any websites where I can host these video files, but then also link to them directly? Uptime, streaming performance and permission to link to these files is key - so cost therefore not really a factor.
November 25, 201312 yr Amazon S3 CDN is your best bet - http://aws.amazon.com/s3/ - or any CDN in fact.
November 25, 201312 yr The best way to truly esnure you get what you want is to use a CDN. This way you will be able to upload your videos to servers all over the world so depending on the region your in the server will download the video file so it's quick for them and easier for you, it could be pricy. https://www.cloudflare.com/features-cdn
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