Since not maintained anymore we could collect some alternatives

[zsitro]

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[vodkabears]

The best alternative is your own solution for specific tasks without excess code. HTML5 videos are not hard nowadays.

Another one nice option: do not load heavy videos "just for fun".

[edencorbin]

Html5, while easy, seems to have issues with seamless looping in most browsers. Solutions to this don't seem to be very clear cut.