[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #38172: Enable Video Headers in Custom Headers

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#38172: Enable Video Headers in Custom Headers
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 Reporter:  davidakennedy    |       Owner:
     Type:  feature request  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Themes           |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch      |     Focuses:
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Comment (by bradyvercher):

 Thanks for the data @pento! For what it's worth, MediaElement.js appears
 to be planning on
 [https://github.com/johndyer/mediaelement/tree/ba3bc15824cda0a6e9ba570a7fed731f5530ed83
 #browser-and-device-support dropping support for wmv] in the next release.

 Replying to [comment:14 @davidakennedy]

 > Yeah, I'd like to keep the implementation as simple as possible. I'm
 starting to lean toward:
 >
 > 1. Default video tag, no MediaElement.js. 2. A function that outputs the
 video tag, similar to get_custom_logo, with certain parameters that could
 be modified by themers. 3. Robust fallback support via header image, etc.

 I like this approach. Regarding controls, if play/pause is all that's
 needed, a button could be wired up using the native API.

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