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Re: YouTube now defaults to HTML5 video

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Jan 27, 2015, 10:43 PM UTC

smacktoward wrote: post #100

hrasyid wrote: post #86

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Re: YouTube now defaults to HTML5 video

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Post by midgetjones » Tue, Jan 27, 2015, 10:45 PM UTC

copperx wrote: post #60

commandar wrote: post #50

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I use this constantly when I'm watching tutorials and how-tos. It makes picking up the info you need so much faster. I also recently discovered that the Crocodile Hunter at 1/2 speed is freaking hilarious . e.g., https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLIMgXv89VU&feature=youtu.be...

The Crocodile Hunter at 1/2 speed is amazing. I would love it if there was a listing of all videos that are hilarious at 1/2 speed.

DHH's Ruby on Rails demo is pretty hilarious at half speed: http://youtu.be/Gzj723LkRJY

Re: YouTube now defaults to HTML5 video

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Post by NeutronBoy » Tue, Jan 27, 2015, 10:48 PM UTC

matthewmacleod wrote: post #83

NeutronBoy wrote: post #67

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Youtube and Twitch are the only reasons I keep Chrome around - I much rather supporting the work that Mozilla are doing with Firefox (ie a proper open source browser) than Chrome.

Out of interest, why is Firefox a 'proper' open-source browser while Chrome is not? Isn't Chrome pretty much just Chromium with a little bit of extra Google integration on top?

Chrome is open source in the same way Android is open source - built on open source components, with some proprietary sprinkles on top, but good luck having any say in the development of Chrome or Android, it's pretty much Google's way or the highway.

With Mozilla, all discussions are open, choices are justified, and literally anyone (assuming your reasoning and technical abilities are sound) can contribute.

(I'll note that I don't actively contribute much to Mozilla, but if nobody uses Firefox then it's not going to keep getting better).

Re: YouTube now defaults to HTML5 video

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Post by mhb » Tue, Jan 27, 2015, 10:49 PM UTC

koyote wrote: post #81

shutupalready wrote: post #65

What joy it is to finally uninstall Flash. The last time I was this happy to uninstall crappy software was when I realized that I no longer needed RealPlayer. For those that don't know it, RealPlayer was a very popular proprietary media player (with its own proprietary formats) circa 2000. The company's stock was worth $380 a share in 2000; it's now worth $6. The only explanation for RealPlayer's popularity was its D…

Oh my god I completely forgot about RealPlayer. Luckily there was an alternative, Real Alternative, that enabled you to play the content without having to install that ghastly RealPlayer. It seems like the community always finds a way around crappy software.

What's the community using instead of iTunes?

Re: YouTube now defaults to HTML5 video

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Post by DigitalSea » Tue, Jan 27, 2015, 10:50 PM UTC

The HTML5 player is fantastic and I have been using it for as long as I can remember (since it became an option). My favourite feature is the playback speed controls, when trying to learn a song on guitar, I can follow along with the live performance or tutorial to learn how to play, absolutely invaluable.

Every day the number of reasons to keep Flash installed gets lower and lower. I still keep it installed on my machine for the occasional site that still uses it, but Flash's days are definitely numbered. When a site as big as Youtube stops using it, that is when you know there isn't long left. Fortunately Adobe realised HTML5 is the future a while ago and have been creating some great tools.

Re: YouTube now defaults to HTML5 video

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Post by dragonwriter » Tue, Jan 27, 2015, 10:51 PM UTC

NeutronBoy wrote: post #123

matthewmacleod wrote: post #83

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Out of interest, why is Firefox a 'proper' open-source browser while Chrome is not? Isn't Chrome pretty much just Chromium with a little bit of extra Google integration on top?

Chrome is open source in the same way Android is open source - built on open source components, with some proprietary sprinkles on top, but good luck having any say in the development of Chrome or Android, it's pretty much Google's way or the highway. With Mozilla, all discussions are open, choices are justified, and literally anyone (assuming your reasoning and technical abilities are sound) can contribute. (I'll no…

Open source and open development model are two different things (the latter almost always includes the former, but the former may or may not use the latter.)

Re: YouTube now defaults to HTML5 video

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Post by mccr8 » Tue, Jan 27, 2015, 10:52 PM UTC

hexscrews wrote: post #93

commandar wrote: post #50

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I use this constantly when I'm watching tutorials and how-tos. It makes picking up the info you need so much faster. I also recently discovered that the Crocodile Hunter at 1/2 speed is freaking hilarious . e.g., https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLIMgXv89VU&feature=youtu.be...

It may simply be me, but in Firefox, I don't have the option to change speeds. *update: It looks like they haven't rolled out the change everywhere. I had to change it to HTML5. It still defaults to flash apparently.

I believe that the YouTube HTML5 video rollout depends on parts of the Media Source Extensions, which are only available in Firefox starting in beta.

Re: YouTube now defaults to HTML5 video

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Post by psychometry » Tue, Jan 27, 2015, 10:54 PM UTC

jcastro wrote: post #105

Click to play now doesn't work in Chrome, anyone have a workaround or a known-working extensions for click-to-play for html5 youtube?

There are some really bloated "YouTube enhancer" type add-ons that do it unreliably. This has been a problem for so long that it's pretty clear Google doesn't care and wants YouTube videos to auto-play against the user's wishes. They want to force you into using their UI rather than opening videos in new tabs.

Re: YouTube now defaults to HTML5 video

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Post by akrymski » Tue, Jan 27, 2015, 10:55 PM UTC

Now if only Facebook did the same, I could finally use Safari without switching to iPad mode!

Re: YouTube now defaults to HTML5 video

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Post by debaserab2 » Tue, Jan 27, 2015, 10:59 PM UTC

mhb wrote: post #124

koyote wrote: post #81

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Oh my god I completely forgot about RealPlayer. Luckily there was an alternative, Real Alternative, that enabled you to play the content without having to install that ghastly RealPlayer. It seems like the community always finds a way around crappy software.

What's the community using instead of iTunes?

Spotify?