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Help YouTube test HTML5

21 January 2010 2,352 views 12 Comments

Sick and tired (or tired and sick) of all the trouble Flash causes on your Mac? Here’s a way to reduce your exposure to all of the performance, stability and resource problems Adobe’s multimedia plugin causes, and you get to help test leading-edge HTML5 video playback.

YouTube is running an “opt-in experiment” for their HTML5 Video Player, which delivers crisp H.264 video to your Mac without. All you need is a modern browser installed — Safari 4.x, Google Chrome or Microsoft Internet Explorer with Google Chrome Frame.

Really, that’s it. Mac, PC and Linux users are all welcome — help put a nail in Flash’s coffin and get superior video playback in the mix (sweet).

12 Comments »

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# 9 June 2010 at 2:55 pm

Sophie Wilson said:

Mobile music is the trend nowadays, it makes sense to have great music on your mobile phone.’`:

# 9 July 2010 at 2:55 pm

Daniel Davis said:

mobile music is great, i love to listen to mp3 while on the move..~-

# 26 July 2010 at 11:48 am

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# 24 August 2010 at 2:17 pm

Wendy Hancock said:

everyone is addicted to youtube, and everyonle like to upload videos on youtube

# 20 October 2010 at 11:16 pm

FairerPlatform rocks said:

mobile music is of course special since it is catered specifically for mobile phone users

# 24 October 2010 at 1:55 pm

Cogli said:

mobile music is the best, i always listen to mp3s and stuffs like that on the go

# 20 December 2010 at 12:48 pm

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