5
Oct
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MooVES is a MooTools plugin for easing and enhancing the integration of videos from popular video sharing websites (YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, Facebook, Flickr, Google Videoi etc.).
It is unobtrusive and displays the link to the video and a notice if JavaScript or Adobe Flash Player is not enabled.
The plugin works by simply mentioning the URL of the media as a link and calling the MooVES function with targeting that element.

There is no need to know the settings for each video service and a single function makes setting options (like width/height, background/foreground colors, autoplay or loop) possible.
MooVES also has support for HTML5 video tag features (in beta).
Requirements: MooTools
Compatibility: All Major Browsers
20
Sep
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rlightbox is a lightbox plugin that is built on top of jQuery + jQuery UI and comes with some fresh features that doesn't exist in its alternatives.
It can display any type of content from images to videos (YouTube and Vimeo), Flash files and HTML.
The plugin has a unique "panorama" feature for showing only part of an image but allowing users to view the rest with panning.

And, "live re-size" auto-scales the images in accordance with the browser size (which is great for responsive designs).
rlightbox can be set to display a single item or a set with th ehelp of pre-next buttons (there is support for keyboard navigation as well).
It is look and feel can be completely customized as the plugin is fully compatible with jQuery UI ThemeRoller.
Requirements: jQuery and jQuery UI
Compatibility: All Major Browsers
19
Apr
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OSM Player is a highly customizable and open source HTML5 media player that is built with jQuery.
It is designed to dynamically play almost any media, whether it be HTML5 video – Flash video – Audio, etc.
For any non-standard media and browsers without HTML5 support, it can fallback to Flash.

OSM Player supports playlists and offers a seamless Youtube/Vimeo integration.
The playlist can optionally be hidden and the video can be displayed in fullscreen.
Also, the player generates direct and embed links to the media which is nice for anyone willing to include the content to their web pages.
Compatibility: All Major Browsers
21
Jan
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JankoAtWarpSpeed is presenting a nice tutorial with source files on creating a beautiful menu similar to Vimeo‘s top menu.
The menu is very functional that, within a limited space, a user can browse the website or search it in detail.

I really like the top navigation implemented on Vimeo.com. First time I saw it I wanted to recreate it.
says JankoAtWarpSpeed. And it is succesfully done (although max. browser compatibility is missing, it is a good resource to start building a such menu).
A demo can be found here.