[opendtv] Re: Apple dashes hopes of Flash on iPhone
- From: Tom Barry <trbarry@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2010 12:55:55 -0400
Yes, I thought both HTML5 and Flash had support for H264/avc. If so
then an automated conversion should be easily possible, without complete
re-encoding.
- Tom
Craig Birkmaier wrote:
> At 1:42 PM -0700 4/15/10, dan.grimes@xxxxxxxx wrote:
>>
>> So I ask, will HTML5 be the open standard that is ubiquitous? I kind
>> of doubt it. I don't have in-depth knowledge of HTML5 so I hope I
>> don't sound too foolish here. But I doubt that a decoder and player
>> will actually be programmed within the HTML5 language.
>
> The decoder(s) are plug-ins for Flash.
>
> Flash simply provides the framework (shell) for the player and the
> ability to build dynamic content (mostly animations).
>
> There are MANY examples of the HTML5 framework playing h.264 content
> on the web today. This is the EASY part.
>
> Developing a viable open standard for authoring and delivering dynamic
> content is the bigger issue with HTML5. It remains to be seen if Apple
> can be the Pied Piper and lead the web development community away from
> Flash.
>
> By the way, Adobe does not lose if HTML5 wins. They can very easily
> use their entire authoring infrastructure that is in place for Flash
> dynamic media content today, to create HTML5 content, just as they
> have developed the cross compiler to create iPhone and Android apps...
>
> Regards
> Craig
>
>
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