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Vimeo Also Introduces HTML5 Video Player

Posted by timothy on from the how-about-set-top-boxes dept.

bonch writes "Following in YouTube's footsteps, Vimeo has now introduced its own beta HTML5 video player, and like YouTube, it uses H.264 and requires Safari, Chrome, or ChromeFrame. The new player doesn't suffer the rebuffering problems of the Flash version when clicking around in the video's timeline, and it also loads faster. HTML5 could finally be gaining some real momentum."

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  1. Re:This may not be an apt analogy, but by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    if web video formats follow the precedents of home video, porn will be the deciding factor. See Betamax v. VHS, and Bluray v. HD DVD. As goes porn so goes mainstream content providers, right? I should probably do some research into the delivery method of choice in online stag films, but it's just so tedious.

    I believe they are currently standardizing on Microsoft Fleshlight...

  2. Re:Daily Motion by LoverOfJoy · · Score: 4, Funny
    I love the FAQ on that page you linked to:

    But wait - the video quality is lower and sound is sometimes crackly...

    That's normal...for now.

  3. Re:Excellent. by clem · · Score: 5, Funny

    You know, I was originally leaning towards Theora as the better codec. But your brazen anonymous cursing has turned me right around on this issue. Well done, sir.

    --
    Your courageous and selfless spelling corrections have made me a better person.
  4. Re:Here that wooshing sound, Firefox? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    if you can't, Your Doing It Wrong.

    You're Spelling It Wrong.