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They don't offer everything in alt versions (though I know there are many that do).
Apple is making YouTube an integral part of its capability of organizing your favorite vids.
but if your vid is a flash vid (like the Mow The Lawn video!) - WHAT THEN, FOR STEVE'S SAKE?!?
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Convert to h.264 and enter the Hive Mind.
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If there is not an alt version, it will not play on an iPhone. Presumably the iPad will be the same.
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youtube serves up h264 or something similar for iphones. I think I read somewhere that YT was in the process of converting all their user-submitted files to a common format (this h264, I think) to allow for non-flash viewing as an alternative for these non-flash devices and maybe other purposes.
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Mow the Lawn plays on the 'Phone, but the quality is pretty bad.
Many other YT videos play well.
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RAMd®d wrote:
Mow the Lawn plays on the 'Phone, but the quality is pretty bad.
I'm glad to see your choice of test video!:tongue:
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Hopefully, YouTube will soon require uploading in H.264 only.
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There is a YouTube app that is default on every iPod Touch. When you click on a YouTube video, it plays in the app.
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Hopefully, YouTube will soon require uploading in H.264 only.
Amen.
I'm glad to see your choice of test video!
It was a dangerous job, but somebody had to do it. I took one for the team.
Next mission: try to convert that .flv to .mp4 and see if it plays any better.
