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Re: YouTube now defaults to HTML5 video

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Post by mmcclure »

Grazester wrote: post #27

HTML 5 videos on youtube take forever to start for me and would just stay at a buffering screen when I use the seekbar. This is in Chrome. I haven't tried another browser but it has made my youtube experience terrible compared to what is use to be with Flash.

Methinks these issues are specific to your environment. I've seen improved start times and all around better performance, which (for the start time, at least) makes sense considering it's not loading a beefy Flash object.

The only thing that seems to occasionally hang for a second or two is loading a pre-roll ad, but that's pretty reasonable given the additional processes around ad serving. On that note, pretty awesome that those are also HTML5...must be nice to be YouTube and control your own ad format.

Edit: For clarification, not saying I enjoy ads, but having dealt with the bizarre SWF formats that ad vendors pass along...

Re: YouTube now defaults to HTML5 video

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Post by Ellipsis753 »

Am I the only one that noticed: " Moving to embeds" I'm not entirely sure if it's a little joke or genuine mistake?

Regardless, this is absolutely great. I haven't had flash for a while now and so it makes me happy to feel that HTML5 really is a valid replacement for most things.

Re: YouTube now defaults to HTML5 video

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Post by agumonkey »

Grazester wrote: post #27

HTML 5 videos on youtube take forever to start for me and would just stay at a buffering screen when I use the seekbar. This is in Chrome. I haven't tried another browser but it has made my youtube experience terrible compared to what is use to be with Flash.

The only regular issue I have with html5 player is buffering with seeking, some times things get stuck. I often resort to youtube-dl `xsel` | dmenu | mpv to help both cpu usage and streaming quality.

Re: YouTube now defaults to HTML5 video

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Post by jfb »

emehrkay wrote: post #42
jfb wrote: post #23

Well, now I can delete Chrome.

My first thought as well, but aren't there older youtube videos that haven't been converted to html5-friendly formats?

Probably. But I'll live without full unfettered access to Youtube's back catalog, which access I don't pay a dime for.

Re: YouTube now defaults to HTML5 video

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Post by [deleted] »

tosseraccount wrote: post #40
tosseraccount wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

From Apple itself ... "proprietary acceleration techniques" http://web.archive.org/web/20010605082836/www.pa.msu.edu/~ha...

https://lists.apple.com/archives/QuickTime-VR/2004/Jul/msg00... More than 250 million copies of QuickTime 6 have been downloaded in > less than two years since its release. According to Frost & Sullivans > 2004 Global Media Streaming Platform Report, between 2002 and 2003 > Microsofts and Real Networks worldwide market share percentages were > either stable or declining while QuickTimes market share increased to…

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Re: YouTube now defaults to HTML5 video

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Post by deanclatworthy »

> Encrypted Media Extensions and Common Encryption - In the past, the choice of delivery platform (Flash, Silverlight, etc) and content protection technology (Access, PlayReady) were tightly linked, as content protection was deeply integrated into the delivery platform and even the file format. Encrypted Media Extensions separate the work of content protection from delivery, enabling content providers like YouTube to use a single HTML5 video player across a wide range of platforms. Combined with Common Encryption, we can support multiple content protection technologies on different platforms with a single set of assets, making YouTube play faster and smoother.

Has any streaming platform actually rolled out an implementation of this? And has anyone found a way to break it?

Re: YouTube now defaults to HTML5 video

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Post by commandar »

eliben wrote: post #46

What I especially like about the HTML5 player is the ability to change the playback speed. It is extremely useful for watching lectures & talks.

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...

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