YouTube.com's HTML5 player looks awful

kwjohns · May 12, 2010, 07:59 PM

I don't quite understand why the HTML5 player on YouTube looks so bad, yet the HTML5 player on embedded YouTube videos looks good. Seems like embedded videos use the iPad's built in video GUI or something. It would seem smart to use the same player on their own site that they use for embedded videos.

Some examples...

Embedded video on Gizmodo. Simple and sleek player overlay:

Even lets you fullscreen. Just like watching a video stored locally on your iPhone/iPad:

Nasty looking player overlay on the same video at youtube.com:

Buttons overlapping and unaligned or other graphic defects. Can't fullscreen but can increase the video size similar to on a computer:

vertigo78 · May 12, 2010, 10:56 PM

New google services are always in the beta stage. They like to test new services publicly. Hence google labs. Plus it allows then to seamlessly add new features.

shadowness · May 12, 2010, 11:34 PM

Just Curious?? why do you want to use youtube in the browser rather than n the APP???

in case you feel the app is buggy, just use your safari or atomic browser to go to the youtube mobile page, the player is as you see on embedded youtube videos.

Kahnyl · May 13, 2010, 12:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shadowness

Just Curious?? why do you want to use youtube in the browser rather than n the APP???

You can't set your preferred location in the YouTube app, as far as I know. I prefer the Worldwide version to my local one so I use the web version most of the time.

kwjohns · May 14, 2010, 08:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shadowness

Just Curious?? why do you want to use youtube in the browser rather than n the APP???

in case you feel the app is buggy, just use your safari or atomic browser to go to the youtube mobile page, the player is as you see on embedded youtube videos.

For one, if I'm surfing the web, click a YouTube link and would rather quickly go to the site rather than get bumped into a new app, and then when I'm done watching the video, go back to my browser. Two, better search options.

paulisme · May 14, 2010, 08:49 AM

It could be an issue with YouTube not detecting your user agent properly when using Atomic Browser. Have you tried this with Safari to see if you have the same problem?

May 12, 2010, 07:59 PM	#1
kwjohns macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2007	YouTube.com's HTML5 player looks awful I don't quite understand why the HTML5 player on YouTube looks so bad, yet the HTML5 player on embedded YouTube videos looks good. Seems like embedded videos use the iPad's built in video GUI or something. It would seem smart to use the same player on their own site that they use for embedded videos. Some examples... Embedded video on Gizmodo. Simple and sleek player overlay: Even lets you fullscreen. Just like watching a video stored locally on your iPhone/iPad: Nasty looking player overlay on the same video at youtube.com: Buttons overlapping and unaligned or other graphic defects. Can't fullscreen but can increase the video size similar to on a computer:
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May 14, 2010, 08:49 AM	#6
paulisme macrumors 6502 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Charleston, SC	It could be an issue with YouTube not detecting your user agent properly when using Atomic Browser. Have you tried this with Safari to see if you have the same problem? __________________ 15" 2.2Ghz i7 MacBook Pro upgraded to 8GB RAM \| Apple Thunderbolt Display \| 80GB iPod 5.5G black \| 32GB iPhone 4 black \| 1TB Time Capsule \| 64GB iPad Wi-Fi
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vertigo78 macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2008	New google services are always in the beta stage. They like to test new services publicly. Hence google labs. Plus it allows then to seamlessly add new features.
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shadowness macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2010	Just Curious?? why do you want to use youtube in the browser rather than n the APP??? in case you feel the app is buggy, just use your safari or atomic browser to go to the youtube mobile page, the player is as you see on embedded youtube videos.
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