The documentation link on this module's page points to the videojs site, which offers little help to the user about how to use this module.

I created short blog post on how to use it on my site: http://www.radarearth.com/content/html5-video-drupal-videojs

Comments and corrections are always welcome. If this is the wrong way to go about adding documentation, tell me and I will do it different.

If someone could add this to the documentation I think it might be helpful. Here is the text from the post:

HTML5 video is a new standard being talked about a lot lately that allows you to add videos to your site without the need for plugins. Videos added properly using the HTML5 standard play in the users browser without any additional software.

Since the standard isn't set in stone, HTML5 Video right now is kind of a moving target.

Video on the web currently is synonymous with Adobe's Flash, except for ios devices, which do not support flash.

VideoJS is a module available right now for Drupal 6 that lets you implement this new standard in your Drupal site. It is a very simple module to use and enable and only requires CCK and Filefield to work.

In order to support HTML5 video with the the big five browsers: (Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari(Webkit-ios), Chrome, and Opera), you need to have at least three versions of your video present on your site: An MP4 to support Safari and an OGV for Firefox, Chrome, and Opera, and an FLV for Internet Explorer. Your MP4 needs to also be encoded using the H.264 codec.

Incidentally, in January of 2011, Google announced it is changing native browser support from OGV to WebM

The VideoJS module aims to help you get video to the widest number of users in the simplest way.

The module contains a javascript player that is customizable through css as well, giving you full control over the presentation of your player.

Here is what you need to do to use it:

Download the module
Install it as usual in /sites/all/modules

You will need CCK and Filefiled. Download and install them as well.

If you want flash fallback, you'll need Flowplayer as well.
Enable CCK, Filefield, and VideoJS
Create a new content type and name it whatever you like.
Add a file upload field and allow three types: MP4, OGV, and FLV

Change your display for the field to "VideoJS HTML5 Video Player"

Now that you have your new content type, create a new video content and add your three files.

After saving your content, preview it in different browsers and notice how quickly it loads and integrates.

VideoJS can also be used more extensively with the Video module.

If you find that you are unable to play the videos, you may want to check your .htaccess file and make sure you have the correct Mime-Type specified by adding an entry to your .htaccess:

AddType video/ogg .ogv
AddType video/mp4 .mp4
AddType video/webm .webm
AddType video/x-flv .flv

This module is under constant development. You should check the VideoJS Issues and Bugs pages to make sure you are up to date.

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Status: Needs review » Fixed

Adding as documentation page, Thanks for the great work :o)

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bhosmer commented

And thank you for your work on the module as well. You and we have a great thing here. I see this module going places!

Status: Fixed » Closed (fixed)

Automatically closed -- issue fixed for 2 weeks with no activity.

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arisaves commented

I still don't understand how to add an instance of the uploaded video/player to a page.

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bhosmer commented

@arisaves You need to create a node with the content type that contains your video.