Youtube launches HTML5 support.. Goodbye flash!

[TGSoldier]

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

This uses video tags to display videos and works considerably faster. Of course you'll need a supported browser. Only the latest version of Firefox 3.6.1 will work.

Mozilla | Firefox web browser & Thunderbird email client

YouTube on the whole did a minor upgrade, decent options available on some videos.

 

[valtonray]

haven't noticed this yet

 

[unifex]

Excellent news! YouTube is basically the only reason for me to use flash and thus the only reason to keep the 32-bit browser around. For all other purposes my 64-bit Firefox works great. I guess I will no longer read news about Adobe.

 

[Klaw117]

Excellent! But...do addons for Firefox x86 work on Firefox x64? If so, goodbye Firefox 3.6 x86, hello Firefox 3.6 x64.

I actually didn't know there was a Firefox x64 until I read this.

EDIT: By the way, is this the website where you can download Firefox x64 from: Firefoxownload - Mozilla x86-64?

 

[Bill]

Excellent! But...do addons for Firefox x86 work on Firefox x64? If so, goodbye Firefox 3.6 x86, hello Firefox 3.6 x64.

I actually didn't know there was a Firefox x64 until I read this.

EDIT: By the way, is this the website where you can download Firefox x64 from: Firefoxownload - Mozilla x86-64?

64 bit has been around for sometime, but it's not officially released by Mozilla. That is the website where you get it.

-Bill

 

[SoLoR]

It works, however not on all videos. Im using IE with GoogleFrame plugin. Also there is no option for fullscreen HTML5 videos.

 

[manhunter2826]

Thanks TG, just watching vids now and noticed a nice difference; so is FF 3.5.7 unsupported? That's what I'm using. Thanks.

 

[Klaw117]

Excellent! But...do addons for Firefox x86 work on Firefox x64? If so, goodbye Firefox 3.6 x86, hello Firefox 3.6 x64.

I actually didn't know there was a Firefox x64 until I read this.

EDIT: By the way, is this the website where you can download Firefox x64 from: Firefoxownload - Mozilla x86-64?

64 bit has been around for sometime, but it's not officially released by Mozilla. That is the website where you get it.

-Bill

The installer keeps trying to place the files in the Program Files (x86) folder by default. I can change it to Program Files, but I find it odd that a x64 program tries to install to a x86 folder by default.

Thanks TG, just watching vids now and noticed a nice difference; so is FF 3.5.7 unsupported? That's what I'm using. Thanks.

In the first post, it said only 3.6.1 is supported, but the YouTube website only says this:

Supported Browsers

Right now we support browsers that support both the tag in HTML5 and the h.264 video codec. These include:

• Google Chrome
• Apple Safari (version 4+)
• Microsoft Internet Explorer with Chrome Frame installed (Get Chrome Frame)

 

[Snow Hound]

I tried it with Minefield and it didn't work. Hopefully they expand their support for more browsers because I am sick and tired of waiting for Adobe to release a flash player for 64bit browsers.

 

[Klaw117]

The website says that FF doesn't seem to be supported. IE with Chrome Frame is supported, but I don't think IEx64 will work because I tried it and it's not working for me.

 

[Wii Master 64]

Gosh, why can't they support Firefox 3.6 right off the bat?

 

[TemperingPick]

Talk to Mozilla for that.

 

[manhunter2826]

Excellent! But...do addons for Firefox x86 work on Firefox x64? If so, goodbye Firefox 3.6 x86, hello Firefox 3.6 x64.

I actually didn't know there was a Firefox x64 until I read this.

EDIT: By the way, is this the website where you can download Firefox x64 from: Firefoxownload - Mozilla x86-64?

64 bit has been around for sometime, but it's not officially released by Mozilla. That is the website where you get it.

-Bill

The installer keeps trying to place the files in the Program Files (x86) folder by default. I can change it to Program Files, but I find it odd that a x64 program tries to install to a x86 folder by default.

Thanks TG, just watching vids now and noticed a nice difference; so is FF 3.5.7 unsupported? That's what I'm using. Thanks.

In the first post, it said only 3.6.1 is supported, but the YouTube website only says this:

Supported Browsers

Right now we support browsers that support both the tag in HTML5 and the h.264 video codec. These include:

• Google Chrome
• Apple Safari (version 4+)
• Microsoft Internet Explorer with Chrome Frame installed (Get Chrome Frame)

Thanks claw