There's an interesting discussion about Flash, .h264, iPad, etc. on a recent
TWIT:
http://aolradio.podcast.aol.com/twit/twit0233.mp3
Jan
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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
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