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YouTube Offers Experimental Opt-In HTML5 Video

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the step-in-the-right-direction dept.

bonch writes "YouTube is now offering the experimental option to view all YouTube videos using HTML5 in H.264 format. Supported browsers are Chrome, Safari, and the ChromeFrame plug-in for Internet Explorer. Captions, ads, and annotations aren't yet supported but are coming soon."

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  1. Re:Mod parent troll by tepples · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Every major platform has a media framework that can be made to support h.264.

    Wii doesn't, with its 0.73 GHz CPU and its slow software release process.