Yes, but I doubt microsoft would this time around - i think ( hope ) they've learn't their lessons. People are fed up with the crap that was all versions of IE trying to do things differently and not playing well with W3C standards.
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Hulu Sticking With Flash For Now, Says HTML5 Not Ready Yet
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Yes, but I doubt microsoft would this time around - i think ( hope ) they've learn't their lessons. People are fed up with the crap that was all versions of IE trying to do things differently and not playing well with W3C standards.
Doubt it TBH.
Why should somebody have to fix the hardware because of software.
HTML5 does not specify a video codec. It is up to the browser or plugin to decode the video. So DRM could be implemented.
How is this supposed to work? At some point, the video data stream has to be available in unencrypted form. And then you can do whatever you want with it, for example save it to disk, even if the DRM would only like to give you the permission to play it once.
Yes they do. They integrate it into every social media site out there and even allow you to mail clips, all within the video you are watching. There is a big "share" icon on the left hand side of the video player.
If you want, you can even send specific times from a show, like a clip from 1:12 to 1:45. It's pretty awesome.
http://www.hulu.com/about/sharing
Care to expand on this?
If Flash doesn't work on a Macbook, you've clearly screwed something up.
Your point is what exactly? Stay with Flash forever? Or is it okay to run from Flash when the first browser supports it? How many browsers must support it, and how final must the standard be?
Not sure what you're trying to say here, other than it appears to be a thinly veiled attempt to slam Apple and Steve Jobs perhaps?
You won't. The HTML5 specs haven't been completed yet - its a moving target. Any browser will only have partial support.
HULU on Mac vs. ABC App on iPad
Just the other night, I tried watching an ABC show with my family through Hulu on our Mac. It was literally unwatchable. The audio and video stuttered so much it was like watching a stop animation film with missing frames. We quickly turned it off and opted for the iPad instead. The ABC app worked instantly and flawlessly. Bascially, Hulu failed to "render the video using a high performance codec to ensure premium visual quality" which is one of the things they state is their reason for sticking with flash in the browser. I hope they decide to create a stand alone app that gives us watchable video on iDevices. Even if my iPad had Flash, I don't see how it could of performed any better than my Mac at delivering the content I was trying to access. It says something that I had to switch from a desktop computer with twice as much processor speed to an iPad that doesnt' support Flash so that I could watch a t.v. show with "premium visual quality." Kuddos to ABC for creating such a stellar app. In my household, we can only hope that Hulu or the other networks for that matter, follow their lead. Flash may be great for some people but it's far from great for many others too.
Just the other night, I tried watching an ABC show with my family through Hulu on our Mac. It was literally unwatchable. The audio and video stuttered so much it was like watching a stop animation film with missing frames. We quickly turned it off and opted for the iPad instead. The ABC app worked instantly and flawlessly. Bascially, Hulu failed to "render the video using a high performance codec to ensure premium visual quality" which is one of the things they state is their reason for sticking with flash in the browser. I hope they decide to create a stand alone app that gives us watchable video on iDevices. Even if my iPad had Flash, I don't see how it could of performed any better than my Mac at delivering the content I was trying to access. It says something that I had to switch from a desktop computer with twice as much processor speed to an iPad that doesnt' support Flash so that I could watch a t.v. show with "premium visual quality." Kuddos to ABC for creating such a stellar app. In my household, we can only hope that Hulu or the other networks for that matter, follow their lead. Flash may be great for some people but it's far from great for many others too.
And YOUR point exactly is? That someone who dares to say anything negative about 'The Firm' should shut up? You guys must worship the ground The Great Helmsman walks on. It are just consumer products, not the cure to cancer.
That's irrelevant. Once they're happy with HTML 5 they can have a Flash Hulu and an HTML 5 Hulu at the same time.
And I'm sure that's what WILL happen when they eventually make one. It won't switch from one to the other instantly.
How did I imply they weren't honest?
And I said "I know they said that" right in my post, so why are you lecturing me on what they said when I already said "I know they said that?"
You should focus on my actual point which was "It's cute howa they pretend that's not the main reason." You didn't say a single thing about that statement, which was the entire point of my post.
I have no idea why people have problems like this. Have you tried restarting your computer, running less programs simultaneously, or not running torrents at the same time (just kidding
)? how is your network reception on your computer vs your device?
Looks like flash is running ok on Android
http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/11/android-2-2-froyo-and-flash-run-like-butter-on-nexus-one-vide/
Nothing. Google is footing the bill.
Youtube is already testing HTML5. Adobe could do the same, set up a beta site for testing HTML5.