Post: On some youtube videos, it says I need Adobe Flash player to view it! Why?
01-01-2011, 06:00 PM #1
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Question: When NGU users upload youtube videos on thread posts, I can't view them because I need Adobe Flash Player, but I can view most of the other youtube videos.

Answer: On youtube, you can upload many different types of video format. Some are standard .mov files, and some are VHS-C, MPEG-4, and so on. The ipod touch was created by apple WITHOUT all of those formats supported, but they did a good job on implementing a lot of the popular formats. In Adobe flash player, it supports a lot more formats, and that video was one of them that was supported by it and not the iPod. If your iPod touch is jailbroken like mine, I recently heard of a way to get flash player on it through Cydia. Please read the links below if you are interested on getting "Frash" on your jailbroken iPod Touch. (Frash is what the Adobe Flash Player on the iPod Touch is called)

Cnet News Article about Adobe Flash Player on iTouch: You must login or register to view this content.

How to get it: [ame=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3d71CK5abu0&annotation_id=annotation_581694&feature=iv]YouTube - How to get Flash on iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch (Frash)[/ame]

Edit: The method I used to get flash on my iPod Touch required it to be jailbroken, but I just discovered that it is not necessary for it to be.

Note: The first paragraph in this thread was based on my own knowledge, I did not research this a lot so I could be wrong, correct me if I am. Winky Winky
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Strikers
01-01-2011, 08:19 PM #2
Originally posted by DevTheGreat9 View Post
Question: When NGU users upload youtube videos on thread posts, I can't view them because I need Adobe Flash Player, but I can view most of the other youtube videos.

Answer: On youtube, you can upload many different types of video format. Some are standard .mov files, and some are VHS-C, MPEG-4, and so on. The ipod touch was created by apple WITHOUT all of those formats supported, but they did a good job on implementing a lot of the popular formats. In Adobe flash player, it supports a lot more formats, and that video was one of them that was supported by it and not the iPod. If your iPod touch is jailbroken like mine, I recently heard of a way to get flash player on it through Cydia. Please read the links below if you are interested on getting "Frash" on your jailbroken iPod Touch. (Frash is what the Adobe Flash Player on the iPod Touch is called)

Cnet News Article about Adobe Flash Player on iTouch: You must login or register to view this content.

How to get it: You must login or register to view this content.

Edit: The method I used to get flash on my iPod Touch required it to be jailbroken, but I just discovered that it is not necessary for it to be.

Note: The first paragraph in this thread was based on my own knowledge, I did not research this a lot so I could be wrong, correct me if I am. Winky Winky


Thanks dude your a star Upside Down Happy
01-01-2011, 11:25 PM #3
Nice. Too bad I have a 2g ipod :(
01-02-2011, 06:52 AM #4
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Originally posted by Strikers View Post
Nice. Too bad I have a 2g ipod :(


Haha. I heard there's a iPad 2 coming out soon if you wanted to continue with Apple products. Might be a good thing to save up for.
01-10-2011, 11:10 PM #5
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Also, the Skyfire browser is $4.99. Jailbroken iP(o,a)d users, it IS available in Installous. Happy

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