[YouTube-API] Re: Mp4 URL for flashless devices missing also html5 capabilities

Helo,

The recommended approach is to use a browser instance and the
<iframe> embed to play back YouTube videos using the HTML5 <video>
tag. Under the hood it will use a supported video container/codec
(perhaps MP4/H.264 or perhaps WebM) to handle playback. We do not have
any plans to publicly expose a high-quality MP4 stream's URL for
playback via another mechanism.

Cheers,
-Jeff Posnick, YouTube API Team
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On Jan 4, 3:40 am, Stefan <stefanpa...@gmx.de> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I saw several older posts regarding retrieving an URL for direct
> access to MP4. For flashfree devices, which support MP4 h.264, it
> would be great to be able to access youtube also.
>
> There is the iPhone for example, which can access the MP4 version of
> the videos. There are other devices with no html5 capabilities and
> missing flash support. TVs for example. Is there a way to access the
> MP4 version of the videos without those hacky ways available on the
> net?
>
> Adobe is even ending development of flash and there are many MP4
> capable TVs out there, which lack of flash support and still do not
> have html5 support included.
>
> Do you have an update on providing MP4 URLs?
>
> I mean in general the devices available support MP4, youtube supports
> MP4 (works on iPhone), but there is bad youtube support on providing
> just that simple URL/player.
>
> Greets

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