1. brunoxrs's Avatar
    What is going on with this? Our playbook browser does html5 better than almost any other device, why can't I play html5 videos on youtube?

    I added a couple of screenshots for review.
    03-14-12 07:43 PM
  2. llllBULLSEYE's Avatar
    Maybe something in your settings.
    you gotta remember not all videos are HTML5
    this is a HTML5 video playing in my Playbook
    03-14-12 08:44 PM
  3. DarcDroid's Avatar
    Oh I also has the same problem
    So not all vids is available for html5
    Thanks
    Btw hold the volume up and down together to take screenshoot of playbook
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    03-14-12 09:23 PM
  4. reschp's Avatar
    Turn on flash in your browser settings.
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    03-14-12 10:28 PM
  5. samab's Avatar
    There are 2 video codecs for HTML5 videos available --- h.264 (which the Playbook supports) and webm (which the Playbook doesn't support).

    If youtube has a video encoded in h.264 --- they can stream it to you via flash or HTML5. If youtube has a video encoded in webm for HTML5 --- then the Playbook cannot play that video.

    Your 2nd screenshot specifically tells you that the Playbook doesn't support webm html5 video. The video in your 1st screenshot is a webm encoded video --- you can verify that by youtube's advanced search filter and search only for webm videos.

    If you use the Opera browser on a PC --- the reverse happens. Opera supports webm HTML5 videos but doesn't support h.264 HTML5 videos.

    You won't see webm html5 videos being supported in handsets/tablets for at least a couple of years --- because the chipsets currently on market has only h.264 hardware accelerated decode. RIM can't do webm on the Playbook even if they want to do it --- because it is not hardware accelerated in silicon.

    Here is a pretty good background piece:

    http://www.appleinsider.com/articles..._traction.html
    Last edited by samab; 03-15-12 at 12:13 AM.
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    03-14-12 11:49 PM
  6. llllBULLSEYE's Avatar
    DarcBerry thanks i didnt know that.
    Samab the video in my pic is playing
    In HTML5 webm. Also look at the video speed settings
    Search: &webm=1
    03-15-12 08:40 AM
  7. llllBULLSEYE's Avatar
    Also search this webm video
    WebM Demo with Leonardo Dicaprio - Shot with Red Camera
    This video plays on my blackberry phone and Playbook
    Going through the full desktop version not
    The mobile app.
    03-15-12 08:50 AM
  8. brunoxrs's Avatar
    Ahh...stupid me. I had Flash disabled in the browser menu. You were right on the money Reschp. Thanks!
    03-15-12 03:26 PM
  9. varunsain's Avatar
    YouTube is so messed up.. I works alright but I wish it would work better.. Vimeo is nicer in many ways and YouTube could take in a few things..

    Sometimes I face some problems but I know its because of my network provider
    03-15-12 03:40 PM
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