I'm using HTML5 in YouTube, it's fantastic! a lot of complaints about the iPhone/iPod Touch and, now the iPad, are lack of flash. Do you think it's likely Hulu and other video sites like that will switch sometime soon?
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HTML5, how long until most use it for playing videos in a browser?
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I guess it would depend on how much they spend on licensing for flash from Adobe, and is it really worthwhile to spend the coding time/money to convert the site.
it will be a while and until the 2 major browsers support HTLM5 it is not going to happen.
IE does not support HTML5 and firefox does not support h.264 codex for video. It supports a open source codex for video. h.264 codex is not free and does have some licensee cost for it. Apple likes it because it owns some of the patents on it.
IE does not support HTML5 and firefox does not support h.264 codex for video. It supports a open source codex for video. h.264 codex is not free and does have some licensee cost for it. Apple likes it because it owns some of the patents on it.
several scenarios:
1. it can be done in a year, if most web uses Ogg/Theora.
only IE and safari refuses to support theora, and arstechinica is saying some company is developing a silverlight plug in for IE to support theora. At that time, safari will be the only one that doesn't support theora. but since safari only has 4-5% marketshare, we can say "most people" will be able to use it.
time needed: ~1 year
2. it can be done with a new open codec, google is in process of buying On2, a codec company, if google were to release a free codec and use it in youtube, then everybody can support it. apple probably still won't be happy, but again, safari is a 4-5% marketshare browser, we can say "most people" again
time needed: ~ 1 year
3. it can be done with H.264, after MPEG-LA patent expire in 2028.
time needed: ~18 years
4. it can be done whatever way MS wants, once IE throw support behind any of the solutions, all other browsers will have to follow, native, or by plugins.
time needed: MS's choice
yeah, it will eventually be done, but during the process, who knows, flash might get even better, become a standard, and become OSS.
1. it can be done in a year, if most web uses Ogg/Theora.
only IE and safari refuses to support theora, and arstechinica is saying some company is developing a silverlight plug in for IE to support theora. At that time, safari will be the only one that doesn't support theora. but since safari only has 4-5% marketshare, we can say "most people" will be able to use it.
time needed: ~1 year
2. it can be done with a new open codec, google is in process of buying On2, a codec company, if google were to release a free codec and use it in youtube, then everybody can support it. apple probably still won't be happy, but again, safari is a 4-5% marketshare browser, we can say "most people" again
time needed: ~ 1 year
3. it can be done with H.264, after MPEG-LA patent expire in 2028.
time needed: ~18 years
4. it can be done whatever way MS wants, once IE throw support behind any of the solutions, all other browsers will have to follow, native, or by plugins.
time needed: MS's choice
yeah, it will eventually be done, but during the process, who knows, flash might get even better, become a standard, and become OSS.
Everyone keeps saying "until it's supported by 2 major browsers" or the like but fact is, Safari and Firefox both support it. I'm watching video through HTML5 just fine on PC and Mac, Safari and Firefox.