comparison tables of features and capabilities

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+# [mwEmbed](https://github.com/kaltura/mwEmbed) vs. kaltura-player-js Parity 
+
+#### Player V7 Motivation
+
+* Player V2 used to mimic Flash APIs (sendNotificatiom like) V7 is using modern tecnology HTML% and preact
+* Player V2 is 
+* Player V7 is much light weight player, JS prarsing is more efficient and load time is much faster, player bundle contains only required code pieces for playback.
+* Player V7 out of the box UI is more efficient easy to write extra code using react
+* Player V7 plugins are linked to the player life cycle and a result player memory leaks are less common
+* Player V7 custom plugin are easy to be integrated to the player
+* Player V7 exposes Playback Adapters or license Adapters.
+* Player V7 exposes ability to register to services wich saves code duplications
+* Player V7 comes with new plugins and capabilites like Ads Waterfalling, SamrtSwitch, Broadpeak
+* Player V7 is not using document.write api. V2 playar was using it and it  could cause page to stop rendering and could even stuck the plge load
+
+
+#### Player V2 VS Player V7 Embed codes
+
+##### V2 Dynamic Embed
+
+```<script src="https://cdnapisec.kaltura.com/p/2068231/sp/206823100/embedIframeJs/uiconf_id/50380002/partner_id/2068231"></script>
+<div id="kaltura_player_1657529534" style="width: 560px; height: 395px;"></div>
+<script>
+kWidget.embed({
+  "targetId": "kaltura_player_1657529534",
+  "wid": "_2068231",
+  "uiconf_id": 50380002,
+  "flashvars": {},
+  "cache_st": 1657529534,
+  "entry_id": "1_zdyx07u4"
+});
+</script>
+```
+
+
+##### V2 IFrame Embed
+
+```
+<iframe id="kaltura_player_1657529513" src="https://cdnapisec.kaltura.com/p/2068231/sp/206823100/embedIframeJs/uiconf_id/50380002/partner_id/2068231?iframeembed=true&playerId=kaltura_player_1657529513&entry_id=1_zdyx07u4" width="560" height="395" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozAllowFullScreen allow="autoplay *; fullscreen *; encrypted-media *" frameborder="0"></iframe>
+```
+
+##### V7 Dynamic Embed
+
+```<div id="kaltura_player_621319997" style="width: 560px;height: 395px"></div>
+<script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdnapisec.kaltura.com/p/2068231/embedPlaykitJs/uiconf_id/50575592"></script>
+<script type="text/javascript">
+        try {
+              var kalturaPlayer = KalturaPlayer.setup({
+              targetId: "kaltura_player_621319997",
+              provider: {
+                  partnerId: 2068231,
+                  uiConfId: 50575592
+               }
+              });
+              kalturaPlayer.loadMedia({entryId: '1_zdyx07u4'});
+        } catch (e) {
+          console.error(e.message)
+        }
+</script>
+```
+
+##### V7 IFrame Embed
+
+```
+<iframe type="text/javascript" src='https://cdnapisec.kaltura.com/p/2068231/embedPlaykitJs/uiconf_id/50575592?iframeembed=true&entry_id=1_zdyx07u4' style="width: 560px; height: 395px" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozAllowFullScreen allow="autoplay *; fullscreen *; encrypted-media *" frameborder="0"></iframe>
+```
+
+## Playback Engines
+
+| Engine  				| mwEmbed 				| kaltura-player-js 			|
+|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
+| HLS   				| Yes, hls.js, HLS-Flash	 		| Yes, hls.js, HLS-Flash			|
+| MPEG-DASH   			| Yes, Shaka   			| Yes, Shaka   			|
+| Progressive  			| Yes        			| Yes        			|
+| HDS					| Yes, Flash        	| No        			|
+| MSS   				| Yes, Silverlight  	| No        			|
+| Multicast   			| Yes, Silverlight  	| No        			|
+| P2P 				   	| Yes, Various Partners | No        			|
+| DRM 				   	| Yes, Kaltura uDRM		| Yes, Kaltura uDRM		|
+| Offline Playback, No DRM 		| No					| Yes					|
+| Offline Playback, With DRM 		| No					| Yes, PWA based (Only in Desktop and Android)					|
+
+## Browsers Supported
+
+| Browser  			| mwEmbed 				| kaltura-player-js 			|
+|-------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
+| Chrome Desktop  	| Yes, HTML5, Latest	| Yes, HTML5, Latest	|
+| Firefox   		| Yes, HTML5, Latest	| Yes, HTML5, Latest	|
+| Edge		   		| Yes, HTML5, Latest	| Yes, HTML5, Latest	|
+| Safari Mac   		| Yes, HTML5, v10+		| Yes, HTML5, v10+		|
+| Safari iOS iPhone	| Yes, Native, v9+		| Yes, Native, v9+		|
+| Safari iOS iPad	| Yes, HTML5, v9+		| Yes, HTML5, v9+		|
+| Chrome Android 	| Yes, HTML5, v4.4+		| Yes, HTML5, v4.4+		|
+| IE 11 			| Yes, HTML5, Win8.1+, Flash-win7		| Yes, HTML5-Win8.1+, Flash-win7		|
+| IE 9,10	  		| Yes, Flash, Win7+		| Yes, Flash, Win7+ (Not Tested) 					|
+
+## Casting and TV
+
+| Browser  			| mwEmbed 				| kaltura-player-js 			|
+|-------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
+| Chromecast  	| Yes              | Yes	|
+| AirPlay  	| Yes              | Yes	|
+| Samsung (Tizen, Orsay)  	| No              | Yes	|
+| LG (WebOS, Netcast)  	| No              | Yes	|
+
+## Tracks 
+
+### Text Tracks (Captions / Subtitles)
+
+| Kind  							| mwEmbed 				| kaltura-player-js 			|
+|-----------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
+| WebVTT 608/708 (Manifest Embedded)| Yes					| Yes 					|
+| SRT file		  					| Yes					| Yes 					|
+| DFXP file		  					| Yes					| No 					|
+
+### Audio Tracks 
+
+| Kind  							| mwEmbed 				| kaltura-player-js 			|
+|-----------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
+| Main Audio Tracks (Switch)		| Yes					| Yes 					|
+| Overlay Audio	(e.g. Descriptions)		| No					| No 					|
+
+### Video Tracks (Multi bitrate)
+
+| Kind  							| mwEmbed 				| kaltura-player-js 			|
+|-----------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
+| Adaptive Bitrate Switching		| Yes					| Yes 					|
+| Manual Flavor Selection			| Yes					| Yes 					|
+
+## 360 and Virtual Reality
+
+| Kind  							| mwEmbed 				| kaltura-player-js 			|
+|-----------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
+| 360		                | Yes					| Yes 					|
+| Play in VR headset		| Yes					| Yes 					|
+
+* Supported also in Native Android/iOS SDKs
+
+## User Controls and UI
+
+| Feature  							| mwEmbed 				| kaltura-player-js 			|
+|-----------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
+| Saved User Preferences 			| Yes					| Yes 					|
+| Playback Rate (0.5x, 1x, 1.5x, 2x)| Yes					| Yes 					|
+| Big Play Button		 			| Yes					| Yes 					|
+| FullScreen			 			| Yes					| Yes 					|
+| Seekbar (With Thumbnails Preview)	| Yes					| Yes 					|
+| Time Display			 			| Yes					| Yes 					|
+| 10 Seconds Rewind					| Yes					| Yes 					|
+| Volume Control					| Yes					| Yes 					|
+| Replay							| Yes					| Yes 					|
+| Watermark 						| Yes					| Yes					|
+| Mobile Skin						| Yes					| Yes 					|
+| i18n UI Translations 				| Yes					| Yes		|
+| Playlist							| Yes					|Yes (No UI)		|
+| Share and Embed screen			| Yes					| Yes 		|
+| Titlebar							| Yes					| H2 2019 		|
+| End of Playback Screen / Related	| Yes					| H1 2019 		|
+| Info Screen 						| Yes					| N/A 			 		|
+| Player.js / Embedly				| Yes					|H1 2019 		|
+| Report Abuse (Flag for moderator)	| Yes					| N/A 		|
+
+## Selective Packaging of Plugins
+
+All player plugins and capabilities (e.g. 360, Analytics, IMA Ads, etc.) are bundled selectively based on uiConnf json configuration. Below are not yet bundled selectively:
+
+* Chromeless (don't load UI), currently requires pre-building a package or disabling UI but still loading it
+
+## Accessibility - CVAA and ADA
+
+| 					  				| mwEmbed 				| kaltura-player-js 			|
+|-----------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
+| CVAA Captions Style Controls 		| Yes					| Yes 					|
+| Keyboard Shortcuts / Navigation 	| Yes					| Yes 					|
+| Aria Tags (Screen Readers Support)| Yes					| H3 2019		|
+
+## Analytics
+
+| 3rd Party System  				| mwEmbed 				| kaltura-player-js 			|
+|-----------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
+| Kaltura Analytics (legacy)	 	| Yes					| Yes 					|
+| Kaltura Analytics (Kava)		 	| Yes					| Yes 					|
+| Akamai Media Analytics	 	| Yes					| Yes 					|
+| Youbora (Nice People At Work)	 	| Yes					| Yes 					|
+| Google Analytics 				 	| Yes					| Yes 		|
+| comScore		 				 	| Yes					| Yes  					|
+| Adobe Analytics / Omniture		| Yes					| No  					|
+| Nielsen		 				 	| No					| No 			 		|
+| Marketo		 				 	| Yes					| No 			 		|
+| Eloqua		 				 	| Yes					| No 			 		|
+
+## Live 
+
+| Capability		  				| mwEmbed 				| kaltura-player-js 			|
+|-----------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
+| Playback and UI				 	| Yes					| Yes 					|
+| DVR							 	| Yes					| Yes 					|
+| Waiting Screen (isLive?) 			| Yes					| Q1 2020 		|
+
+> See Interactivity and Use-Case Functionality for Webcasting.
+
+
+## Advertising 
+
+| Ads System			  			| mwEmbed 				| kaltura-player-js 			|
+|-----------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
+| Google IMA - VAST/VPAID/VMAP				 		| Yes, VAST and VPAID					| Yes, VAST, VPAID and VMAP 					|
+| Google IMA - DAI				 		| No					| Yes 					|
+
+## Interactivity and Use-Case Functionality
+
+| Functionality			  			| mwEmbed 				| kaltura-player-js 			|
+|-----------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
+| Webcasting 				 		| Yes					| Q1 2020 					|
+| Webcasting:Slides			 		| Yes					| Q1 2020 					|
+| Webcasting:Polls 			 		| Yes					| Q1 2020 					|
+| Webcasting:QnA 			 		| Yes					| Q1 2020 					|
+| In-Video Quizzes 				 	| Yes					| No 					|
+| Slides and Chapters 			 	| Yes					| No 					|
+| Dual-Stream 					 	| Yes					| No 					|
+| RaptMedia Interactive Branching 	| Yes					| Yes 					|
+| Call To Action 				 	| Yes					| No 					|
+| Hotspots 				 	| Yes					| Q2 2019 					|
+| Marketo Form	 				 	| Yes					| No 					|
+| Eloqua Form	 				 	| Yes					| No 					|
+
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