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Tired of Flash? HTML5 Viewer For YouTube

Posted by timothy on from the that-taste-great-together dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Instead of spending the next 10 years trying to find a Flash implementation for Linux or OS X that doesn't drain CPU cycles like there's no tomorrow, NeoSmart Technologies has made an HTML5 viewer for YouTube videos. It loads YouTube videos in an HTML5 video container and streams (with skip/skim/pause/resume) against an MP4 resource, and an (optional) userscript file can update YouTube pages with the HTML5 viewer. The latest versions of Firefox, Chrome, and Safari are supported. Personally, I can't wait until the major video sites default to HTML5 and we can finally say goodbye to Flash."

6 of 372 comments (clear)

  1. I'm waiting for "HTML5VideoBlock" by asdf7890 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm waiting for "HTML5VideoBlock" to go along with FlashBlock, because it won't take long for irritating adverts to start using the option. To be honest, I'm surprised it hasn't started already...

  2. Re:Here's a hint by mcrbids · · Score: 4, Funny

    Personally, I find comments like yours annoying.

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  3. Re:Another impediment in getting rid of flash by bhtooefr · · Score: 4, Funny

    IE is supported by way of Chrome Frame...

    Granted, that's like saying "Windows apps that are incompatible with WINE are supported on Linux by way of running Windows in a VM," but slightly more valid than that. ;)

  4. Re:Only video sites? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    'Sperging pretty hard, huh.

    It's ok, just relax.

  5. Re:Only video sites? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Call an electrician.

  6. Re:Only video sites? by Mad+Merlin · · Score: 4, Funny

    Casual online games don't need Flash. Just look at Game! for example.

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