how do i get videos to play like this? is there a javascript that'll enable this? http://www.thenewsroom.com/ i'd like to have the same functionality...where the user would click on the video on the right and play on the left. i see alot of sites using this format... thanks!
That player is adobe flash player http:/www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/. There are a lot of media players available to embed in your site, or you can make your own if you know how. Google 'embed video'.
It's Flash technology. First off, your video needs to be Flash video(FLV), and then you need to make a Flash video player for that. You can search jw flv player, which is the most popular flv player on the net.
If you want to display your video and want to save bandwidth, try youtube and upload video there, and it will convert directly, and then embeed code into your website. In this way, you will save bandwidth. If you want to do directly, perhaps you have to get installed ffmpeg player in your website.
Best way to go about this is to either do what earnincome suggested - with Youtube, or you can get a simple jw flv player designed, and make sure your video files are .FLV format.