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    YouTube Flash vs HTML5

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by jpzsports, Jul 18, 2012.

  1. jpzsports

    jpzsports Notebook Evangelist

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    Are you using the HTML5 trial to watch YouTube videos in HTML5 or do you still watch them with Flash?

    Here's the link for HTML: YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

    I've always been using Flash but recently started noticing audio stuttering while watching videos and multitasking or typing in another tab. So I switched to HTML5 today and it seems to have fixed the issue.
     
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    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    right now, flash is hardware accelerated on all browsers, and html5 is hardware accelerated only in safari and internet explorer.

    chrome, firefox, mozilla, etc. use webm, which is fine, but doesn't support hardware acceleration at the moment.
     
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    i actually have that feature enabled....the thing is, I don't think I've ever viewed a WebM encoded video on youtube.

    what I mean is, I use adblock. That means that i see a 'block video' button on embedded flash objects on any webpage. Incidentally, every video I've seen on youtube shows that block button.

    so, does that mean I've never seen a WebM video? i use firefox btw.
     
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    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    right click on the video to see whether or not it's flash.
     
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    my curiosity does not warrant the effort of right-clicking every video just to see if I'm using the HTML5 player.

    EDIT: ah yes, found an html5 clip. So yes, I was right, none of the videos I have ever watched use html5.

    does the 320m not support hardware acceleration?
     
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    Flash because all those plugins that are working. HTML5 plugin support is so minimal .

    HTML5 "seem" to be smoother and less buggy though.
     
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    any video would do. every video would be somewhat excessive... the 320m can do hardware accelerated h264 video, but not webm. So, if you are using the HTML5 player in chrome, firefox, or opera, etc. videos will play in webm format, and you will not have hardware acceleration.

    If you use the HTML5 player in safari (or Internet Explorer in windows), then you will have hardware acceleration.

    If you use the flash player, videos play as h264 regardless of your browser.
     
    masterchef341, Jul 18, 2012
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