Yes youtube now has some auto-adaption so long as people use the right code to embed youtube videos.
Cheers Steve --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Joly MacFie <j...@...> wrote: > > It uses iframe to do the html5, like this plug in.. but doesn't youtube also > auto-adapt to client? > > http://www.clickonf5.org/internet/iframe-and-flash-embed-code-supporting-html5-for-youtube-compared/8517 > > <http://www.clickonf5.org/internet/iframe-and-flash-embed-code-supporting-html5-for-youtube-compared/8517> > j > > On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 2:00 PM, elbowsofdeath <st...@...> wrote: > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jay dedman <jay.dedman@> wrote: > > > > > > > Great news! Vimeo came out with a universal player for embeds. > > > > > So what did Vimeo to allow this? Im confused why everyone (youtube. > > > blip, etc) doesnt have players and codecs that work everywhere. Whats > > > the secret sauce? > > > > > > Jay > > > > Right now, considering the much discussed issues with what video format > > different browsers are supporting in conjunction with HTML5 video tags, they > > are doing what some other sites are doing, namely serving a h264 video > > either wrapped in flash or not, depending on the browser. You can certainly > > encode a h264 file with certain settings and have it play on most devices, > > although some services may choose to encode multiple different versions for > > certain mobile devices, high def etc. Either way most of the magic is in > > having the embedded code for their videos look at your browsers > > capabilities, and then decide whether to embed a flash player or use a > > native browser/html5 method. > > > > As to why not all of the video sites are doing this yet, it will either be > > because they havent had the engineering resources to do it yet, or they have > > been waiting to see what happens with the likes of WebM (although thats not > > a great reason to delay this stuff especially as things like the iPad have > > sold quite well), or they havent seen that much demand/have had higher > > priorities, or their existing flash player offers features that they cant do > > in html5 yet and they dont feel they should offer a player with less > > features. The last point has extra weight if they are struggling to get > > their advert platform working with a non-flash player, as they wont be to > > keen to lose revenue generation. I expect most sites will get there > > eventually. > > > > Cheers > > > > Steve > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > -- > --------------------------------------------------------------- > Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast > WWWhatsup NYC - http://wwwhatsup.com > http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com > Secretary - ISOC-NY - http://isoc-ny.org > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
