by Chris Peterson » Wed Jul 31, 2013 3:06 pm
I think the Wikipedia article may need updating. And I don't think you need to opt in to receive HTML5 video content.
I tried YouTube both opted in and out, and all it changed was whether the first attempt was Flash or HTML5. If I opt out and disable Flash in Firefox, I see a plug-in not supported warning for a second or less, and then YouTube sends HTML5. If I opt in, I don't get the first attempt to send Flash. But the result is the same- Firefox plays the video.
I can well believe there may still be old videos that haven't been converted to one of the formats supported by HTML5, but I didn't find any. With Flash disabled, I bounced around different videos on YouTube for a few minutes, and they all played fine. With the explosive growth in popularity of smart phones and tablets, most of which don't support Flash, it's hardly surprising that YouTube has converted most of their content, and supports HTML5 just fine.
So I'll stick by my original comment: you don't need to have Flash installed, or enabled in Firefox, to view Vimeo or YouTube videos. And you don't have to do anything special to receive HTML5 video content, other than having a relatively up-to-date browser.
[quote="Guest"]It still seems to be an opt in process - http://www.youtube.com/html5[/quote]
I think the Wikipedia article may need updating. And I don't think you need to opt in to receive HTML5 video content.
I tried YouTube both opted in and out, and all it changed was whether the first attempt was Flash or HTML5. If I opt out and disable Flash in Firefox, I see a plug-in not supported warning for a second or less, and then YouTube sends HTML5. If I opt in, I don't get the first attempt to send Flash. But the result is the same- Firefox plays the video.
I can well believe there may still be old videos that haven't been converted to one of the formats supported by HTML5, but I didn't find any. With Flash disabled, I bounced around different videos on YouTube for a few minutes, and they all played fine. With the explosive growth in popularity of smart phones and tablets, most of which don't support Flash, it's hardly surprising that YouTube has converted most of their content, and supports HTML5 just fine.
So I'll stick by my original comment: you don't need to have Flash installed, or enabled in Firefox, to view Vimeo or YouTube videos. And you don't have to do anything special to receive HTML5 video content, other than having a relatively up-to-date browser.