JarCastingVideo.js Resolution Switcher 
Resolution switcher for video.js v5
Example
Working examples of the plugin you can check out if you're having trouble. Or check out this demo.
Getting Started
Install plugin with
npm
npm i videojs-resolution-switcher
or bower
bower install videojs-resolution-switcher
Setup sources dynamically:
<video id='video' class="video-js vjs-default-skin"></video>
<script src="video.js"></script>
<script src="videojs-resolution-switcher.js"></script>
<script>
videojs('video', {
controls: true,
plugins: {
videoJsResolutionSwitcher: {
default: 'high',
dynamicLabel: true
}
}
}, function(){
// Add dynamically sources via updateSrc method
player.updateSrc([
{
src: 'http://media.xiph.org/mango/tears_of_steel_1080p.webm',
type: 'video/webm',
label: '360'
},
{
src: 'http://mirrorblender.top-ix.org/movies/sintel-1024-surround.mp4',
type: 'video/mp4',
label: '720'
}
])
player.on('resolutionchange', function(){
console.info('Source changed to %s', player.src())
})
})
</script>
Or use <source> tags:
<video id="video" class="video-js vjs-default-skin" width="1000" controls data-setup='{}'>
<source src="http://mirrorblender.top-ix.org/movies/sintel-1024-surround.mp4" type='video/mp4' label='SD' />
<source src="http://media.xiph.org/mango/tears_of_steel_1080p.webm" type='video/webm' label='HD'/>
</video>
<script>
videojs('video').videoJsResolutionSwitcher()
</script>
YouTube tech
YouTube tech form https://github.com/eXon/videojs-youtube
<video id='video' class="video-js vjs-default-skin"></video>
<script src="../lib/videojs-resolution-switcher.js"></script>
<script>
videojs('video', {
controls: true,
techOrder: ["youtube"],
sources: [{ "type": "video/youtube", "src": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iD_MyDbP_ZE"}],
plugins: {
videoJsResolutionSwitcher: {
default: 'low',
dynamicLabel: true
}
}
}, function(){
var player = this;
player.on('resolutionchange', function(){
console.info('Source changed')
})
});
</script>
Flash tech
When using flash tech preload="auto" is required.
Source options
Sources can passed to player using updateSrc method or <source> tag as shown above. Avalible options for each source are:
- label -
String(required) is shown in menu (ex. 'SD' or '360p') - res -
Numberis resolution of video used for sorting (ex. 360 or 1080)
Plugin options
You can pass options to plugin like this:
videojs('video', {
controls: true,
muted: true,
width: 1000,
plugins: {
videoJsResolutionSwitcher: {
default: 'low'
}
}
}, function(){
// this is player
})
Avalible options:
- default -
{Number}|'low'|'high'- default resolution. If anyNumberis passed plugin will try to choose source based onresparameter. Ifloworhighis passed, plugin will choose respectively worse or best resolution (ifresparameter is specified). Ifresparameter is not specified plugin assumes that sources array is sorted from best to worse. - dynamicLabel -
{Boolean}- iftruecurrent label will be displayed in control bar. By default gear icon is displayed. - customSourcePicker -
{Function}- custom function for selecting source. - ui -
{Boolean}- If set tofalsebutton will not be displayed in control bar. Default istrue.
Methods
updateSrc([source])
Returns video.js player object if used as setter. If source is not passed it acts like player.src()
// Update video sources
player.updateSrc([
{ type: "video/mp4", src: "http://www.example.com/path/to/video.mp4", label: 'SD' },
{ type: "video/mp4", src: "http://www.example.com/path/to/video.mp4", label: 'HD' },
{ type: "video/mp4", src: "http://www.example.com/path/to/video.mp4", label: '4k' }
])
PARAMETERS:
| name | type | required | description |
|---|---|---|---|
| source | array | no | array of sources |
currentResolution([label], [customSourcePicker])
If used as getter returns current resolution object:
{
label: 'SD', // current label
sources: [
{ type: "video/webm", src: "http://www.example.com/path/to/video.webm", label: 'SD' },
{ type: "video/mp4", src: "http://www.example.com/path/to/video.mp4", label: 'SD' }
] // array of sources with current label
}
If used as setter returns video.js player object.
// Get current resolution
player.currentResolution(); // returns object {label '', sources: []}
// Set resolution
player.currentResolution('SD'); // returns videojs player object
PARAMETERS:
| name | type | required | description |
|---|---|---|---|
| label | string | no | label name |
| customSourcePicker | function | no | cutom function to choose source |
customSourcePicker
If there is more than one source with the same label, player will choose source automatically. This behavior can be changed if customSourcePicker is passed.
customSourcePicker must return player object.
player.currentResolution('SD', function(_player, _sources, _label){
return _player.src(_sources[0]); \\ Always select first source in array
});
customSourcePicker accepst 3 arguments.
| name | type | required | description |
|---|---|---|---|
| player | Object | yes | videojs player object |
| sources | Array | no | array of sources |
| label | String | no | name of label |
customSourcePicker may be passed in options when player is initialized:
var myCustomSrcPicker = function(_p, _s, _l){
// select any source you want
return _p.src(selectedSource);
}
videojs('video', {
controls: true,
muted: true,
width: 1000,
plugins: {
videoJsResolutionSwitcher: {
default: 'low',
customSourcePicker: myCustomSrcPicker
}
}
}, function(){
// this is player
})
getGroupedSrc()
Returns sources grouped by label, resolution and type.
Events
resolutionchange EVENT
Fired when resolution is changed