Full write-up article here.
If the device you are testing supports Flash, but not Flash 9 + H.264 playback, try the YouTube Test Page
Hosting of the video generously provided by
André M. Åslund of Vorwärts GmbH.
Download Video: Apple iTunes "MP4" | Open Format "OGG"
Video is the first minute from the cc-by licenced “open movie” Big Buck Bunny
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Contact me at kroccamen@gmail.com.
To test on Windows, I cycled through using the Flash Installer (IE | Others), Flash Uninstaller and QuickTime Lite all of which don’t require reboots to install
Fallback happens from left to right. If HTML5 `<video>` is not supported, QuickTime should display. If QuickTime is not installed Flash should display, if Flash is not installed the final fallback message should display
| Playback Used | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| IE8 (XP/Vista/Win7) | QT → Flash | |
| IE7 (XP/Vista) | QT → Flash | |
| IE6 (XP) | Flash | Does not support two-fold fallback. Flash only |
| Firefox 3.6 | HTML5-OGG | |
| Firefox 3.5 | HTML5-OGG | Does not support poster image, encode your poster image into the first frame of the video |
| Firefox 3 | QT → Flash | |
| Flock 2.5 | QT → Flash | |
| Firefox 2 | QT → Flash | Prompts to install QuickTime / Flash if one or the other is not installed |
| Camino 2 | QT | |
| Camino 1 | QT | |
| Chrome 3+ | HTML5-OGG/MP4 | Depends on order of `<source>` tags |
| Safari 4 (Mac) | HTML5-MP4 | |
| Safari 4 (PC) | HTML5-MP4 → Flash | Requires QuickTime to be installed for `<video>`! |
| Safari 3 (PC) | HTML5-MP4 → Flash | As above |
| OmniWeb 5.9 | HTML5-MP4 | |
| iCab 4.6 | HTML5-MP4 | |
| iPhone OS 3.1 | HTML5-MP4 | |
| iPhone OS 2 | QT | |
| Android | NONE | Fallback image shown, but MP4 does not play on all handsets (yes: Nexus One; no: HTC Hero). If it is working for you please e-mail me the OS / handset info |
| Palm WebOS 1.4 | HTML5-MP4 | Some glitching with scrolling. WebOS versions <1.4 show fallback text, download link plays video |
| Firefox Mobile | HTML5-OGG | Not yet tested on real hardware |
| Opera 10.50 | HTML5-OGG | |
| Opera 10.10 | QT / Flash | Only QT on Mac, only Flash on Windows |
| Opera 9 | QT / Flash | As above |
| Opera Mobile | ? | Unknown. Please e-mail in reports of version number / handset |
| Opera Mini | NONE | Fallback image shown, video compatibility dependent on handset |
For console compatibility (Wii / PS3 / PSP &c.) see the YouTube Test Page.
