Create faster, more distinctive players with the Player Dev Kit

thePlatform’s Player Dev Kit has everything you need to build your own unique, Flash-based or HTML 5 broadband video player. Completely documented and fully customizable, the Player Dev Kit provides an advanced player, that when paired with your content, will create a compelling viewing experience for your audience.

Easily create a distinct player experience

  • Our skinning model is smart and easy to work with. Use HTML and CSS to customize our out-of-the-box player templates and build compelling players for your site, or for distribution. For Flash developers, the options to modify player layouts and user experiences are endless. For mobile developers we have customizable Flash-based mobile layouts available.
  • Using Flash or HTML5 and the best video format for the device, the Player Dev Kit’s automatic device detection always presents the optimal player experience to your customers.
  • The Player Dev Kit allows you to easily enable adaptive streaming playback with Apple HLS, Flash HDS or Microsoft SmoothStreaming.
  • Secure video playback is supported in the Player Dev Kit through stream encryption, Adobe Flash Access, or Microsoft PlayReady.

Check out our Social Media capabilities in the player below:

Create a feature-rich playback experience with Adobe Flash

  • The Player Dev Kit allows for complete customization of the control rack, including the ability to add multiple rows of controls, change the direction of the volume bar from horizontal to vertical, add floating playback controls that come and go seamlessly, move your menu items to Left, Right, Top, Bottom, and Floating.
  • Add end cards with related items or create your own custom cards to include 3rd party application interfaces, content forms, or any other content you want to integrate. The advanced player options of the Player Dev Kit’s prebuilt Flash controls give you increased functionality without having to be a Flash developer.
  • The Flash based Player Dev Kit offers a multitude of viral distribution options. Enhanced embedding capabilities allow you to place your entire video player experience with all of its features, add-ins, and components into a single Adobe Flash file for distribution to sites like social networks, blogs, and even your affiliates.
  • Share to social media sites including Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Digg, Reddit, StumbleUpon, Delicious, Windows Live, Yahoo! Buzz, VodPod.
  • Share with Twitter with advanced features such as support for hash tags and short URLs.

Build your video players with HTML 5 to support a broad set of mobile phones, tablets, and OTT services.

  • Customize the video player, release list and clip information to match your branding, and build players that are as compelling as their Flash counterparts, using HTML 5.
  • Our HTML 5 players have integrated VAST and Omniture support, allowing you monetize your content across your player network.
  • The HTML 5 Player Dev Kit is built using semantically sound HTML, making your players and website more SEO friendly.