benji888
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Q: how to force HTML5 video?

hey,

 

I did a clean install of Yosemite on my mid-2010 MBP 13, and one of the supposed things that was supposed to come of Yosemite (and Safari) was HTML5 video playback.

 

1) I have "prefer HTML5 playback" set w/Netflix, but, it still demands me to download Silverlight.

 

1) I cannot find a way to play HTML5 YouTube videos, so, I had to get Flash

 

I haven't gone into vimeo or other things yet, but, this just doesn't make sense.

 

If I can play non-flash YouTube videos, and don't need Silverlight for Netflix on my iOS device, then I absolutely demand I be able to do the same on my Mac!! Even my 4-year old Mac has a more powerful processor than the iOS devices that can play 1080p video!!!

 

Anyone know what settings I need to adjust? Is there something I'm missing in Safari, because I should be able to force the HTML5 video by now.

 

(Don't tell me to get Chrome, I despise google, they MADE me a google plus account just to sign in and manage my youtube playlists. Now they have another count for their social network, which I do not use at all.)

 

I don't use this support site, much, but trying to get someone from apple to read this.

 

thanks!

MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10), mid 2010 MacBook Pro 13

Posted on Oct 22, 2014 4:02 PM

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  • by Belandrew,

    Belandrew Belandrew Dec 5, 2014 10:51 AM in response to benji888
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    Dec 5, 2014 10:51 AM in response to benji888

    I wish I would have seen this earlier but hopefully my response is still useful.

     

    Netflix is using Media Source Extensions for playback along with Encrypted Media Extensions to protect their streams. These extensions are not yet standardized but have already been implemented in Safari on Yosemite, Chrome on most platforms, and IE11. This is why these are the platforms with 1080p HTML5 video from Netflix. You can read about it from Netflix.

     

    Hardware features for Apple's implementation require a Sandy Bridge CPU (i*) or later.

    This means it only works on

    Mid 2011 Macbook Air, Early 2011 Macbook Pro, Mid 2011 Mini, Mid 2011 iMac, and later

    2013 Mac Pro and later

    Anything earlier does not have the hardware support.

     

    HD was 720P and SuperHD was 1080P but the PS3 app used to show both labels. Netflix added 1080P on PS3 in 2010 but other platforms have varied depending on software/hardware combinations.

     

    I hope that clears up some of it.

  • by Itsik Aviad,

    Itsik Aviad Itsik Aviad Apr 3, 2015 4:06 PM in response to benji888
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    Apr 3, 2015 4:06 PM in response to benji888

    Here is what you need to do. From the "Develop" drop menu choose "User Agent". From there choose "Safari iOS <latest ver number> - iPad".

     

    It won't always look great but assuming there is an HTML5 version it will force that version to display on your Mac.

     

    Cheers

  • by weiout,

    weiout weiout Jan 31, 2016 2:13 PM in response to benji888
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    Jan 31, 2016 2:13 PM in response to benji888

    I have a 2010 iMac and was trying to do the same thing since my udemy classes Will have voice, but no video. Unfortunately, I discovered that HTML5 support only goes back to 2011 Macs.  Please post if anyone has a workaround.

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