The OLD Blip Blog • We’ve built an entirely new video player. It’s...

We’ve built an entirely new video player. It’s called Stratos, and it’s a complete ground-up rewrite of our old player. Built from scratch. Some of the enhancements include: better HD video performance (make sure to watch the HD on this video), more reliable playback for viewers with slow connections and better scrubbing / seek-ahead performance for everyone.

In addition to those significant performance improvements we’ve also got:

A redesigned playlist display that uses the player’s full width to display episode titles, thumbnails and ratings. The player sidebar is now gone.
Prominently displayed episode and show names with a look and feel inspired by traditional cable electronic programming guides.
New and better integrated viral sharing support.
A completely new end cap with a cleaner look, more featured episodes and new sharing options.
An updated look and feel that includes refined buttons, fonts and loading indicators.
A reworked and vastly enhanced JavaScript API.
Entirely based on the new Open Source Media Framework so that it’s easier to maintain and so that there’s a clear API for third-party plug-ins.
Support for multiple skins in the future.

If you have any questions or comments about the new player please visit the blip.tv knowledge base article on the new player.