There's an interesting discussion about Flash, .h264, iPad, etc. on a recent TWIT:
http://aolradio.podcast.aol.com/twit/twit0233.mp3 Jan Jan McLaughlin Production Sound Mixer air = 862-571-5334 aim = janofsound skype = janmclaughlin On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 8:59 PM, proctorjen <proctor...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Vimeo has also added an HTML5 player (though they intend to keep it as a > companion to Flash): > > http://vimeo.com/blog:268 > > Jen > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jay dedman <jay.ded...@...> wrote: > > > > We've mentioned rumors before, but here it is: > > http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/youtube_begins_to_support_html5.php > > > > An HTML5 video player will allow videos to be viewed without Adobe's > > > Flashplayer plug-in, videos will load faster and developers will be > able to > > > build all kinds of other intriguing features into a media delivery > scheme > > > based on the next version of HTML. > > > For now users will need to sign-up the HTML5 preview on Test Tube and > > > they'll need to be using either Chrome, Safari or the Chrome frame in > IE. > > > > > > The biggest benefit of HTML5 support is that it frees users from the > need > > > to use proprietary plug-ins like Flash player or Microsoft's > Silverlight by > > > using a simple bit of code to render video. (Note this caveat regarding > the > > > lack of codec consensus, however.) If you've used Google's Chrome much, > > > you've probably seen how often Flash player crashes in that browser. > Firefox > > > doesn't deal with Flash well, either. > > > > > > > Here's how I understand it: If Google does it right, you wont notice the > > difference. Video will be beautiful and lovely online. But for developers > > and creators, the options will multiply because we wont be stuck fucking > > with the constraints of Flash players. > > > > Flash has helped make watching online video easy. Its done its job, > thanks. > > Now go sit in the corner with Real Audio. > > > > Jay > > > > > > -- > > http://ryanishungry.com > > http://momentshowing.net > > http://twitter.com/jaydedman > > 917 371 6790 > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
