YouTube experimenting with HTML5-based video player

In an attempt to move away from flash-based video players, YouTube is currently having an opt-in beta for the upcoming HTML5-based video player. You can join the beta by clicking here. Only Google Chrome, Apple Safari (version 4+) and Microsoft Internet Explorer with Chrome Frame installed (Get Chrome Frame) are supported right now.

There are couple of limitations on this early version of the HTML5-based video player, though. Videos with ads embedded in them are not supported, but they will play on the flash-based player. Fullscreen viewing is not supported. Also, if you’ve opted in to other test tube experiments, you may not get the HTML5 player (Feather is supported, though). Here’s a demonstration of the new YouTube HTML5 video player. You can watch it if you don’t mind listening to German.

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