Now if they only defaulted to theatre mode. I don't care about the related videos as much as they think I do, and there's still room for a few once they get shifted underneath the larger player.
There's browser extensions to do this
YouTube now defaults to HTML5 video
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#52> 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…
According to the wiki, Netflix has implemented it.
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#53Am 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.
I noticed it, I thought it might have been a mistake but all of the other paragraph headers are tags and not so I think it's a joke.
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#54Finally.
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#55Steve Jobs predicted this in 2010 - https://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughts-on-flash/
So did anyone with a pulse. :) The only part that garnered widespread opposition was the sixth point ("the most important reason"). Apple later reversed course on that particular position.
That's some impressive revisionist history. The whole reason Steve published that list was because of the backlash Apple received for not supporting Flash.
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#56> 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…
Has any streaming platform actually rolled out an implementation of this? And has anyone found a way to break it?
Note EME isn't "DRM" per-se. Its an interface to enable custom DRM implementations. There's not "one thing" to break. I'd assume Youtube would use Widevine (another google company) which supports EME.
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#57Now if they only defaulted to theatre mode. I don't care about the related videos as much as they think I do, and there's still room for a few once they get shifted underneath the larger player.
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#58That's great. Now for HTML5 support in all the streaming platforms for live streams. That's going to be another nail in the flash coffin. And it will do wonders for integrating the delivery to both web and mobile clients from the same sources.
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#59Steve Jobs predicted this in 2010 - https://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughts-on-flash/
Having one of the most popular platforms in the world not accept Flash kind of helped that "prediction" a little bit.
The complete failure of Flash on Android was probably a bigger factor. A web technology could conceivably survive without iOS support, but not when you've proved the point that it's inappropriate for any mobile platform.
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#60What 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...
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.