Administrator DKT27 Posted January 21, 2010 Administrator Share Posted January 21, 2010 As if the news about the upcoming video rental program weren't enough, YouTube on Wednesday announced that it's finally going live with support for HTML5 video. HTML5 video is the Web standard that allows users of most modern-day browsers to play hosted videos in their browser without having to rely on Adobe's Flash player. In order to use the new feature, users will need to opt in to the HTML5 program on TestTube, which is where the company houses a number of other experimental features. The only browsers that are currently supported include Google Chrome, Apple's Safari, and Internet Explorer with the Chrome frame installed. Not included on the list are Opera or Mozilla's Firefox, despite the fact that recent versions of both browsers work with the HTML5 video spec. Along with the browser limitations, watching YouTube videos in HTML5 mode requires that the videos being watched are free of ads, user-created captions and annotations. Note: As of 6:22 p.m. PST, the feature does not yet appear to be functioning site-wide. A Google rep told CNET that the company's engineers were just beginning to push it out, and that it would be live on the site in the next "hour or two." Related: HTML groups tackle Webcam supportSource - CNET Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marik Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 so they didn't include the king...typical googlepromoting their browser, making us use chrome just so we could watch videos in html5.../fail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizarre™ Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 No doubt Firefox 3.6 is not added to the list supporting HTML5.It's not functioning properly yet; disabled by default :bag: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted January 21, 2010 Author Administrator Share Posted January 21, 2010 Actually I don't know what does HTML5 means. :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizarre™ Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 @DKT27:Look it up on Google. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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