Flash Losing its Luster
This can't be good news for Adobe's desire to keep Flash as the "default" web video standard:
The Open Video Alliance, which includes Mozilla, Kaltura, Miro, and Yale Law School, are joining forces to bring video to Wikipedia -- Flash-free.
So consider - Google (and YouTube) are going with non-Flash solutions, Apple has already ditched Flash (and because they won't support it on the iPhone/iTouch/iPad, they are forcing change). Now Wikipedia is planning to move off Flash. I think I'm glad I went with H.264 for the daily screencasts awhile back :)
Comments
Re: Flash Losing its Luster
[Steven Fenger] 19 March 2010 12:02:49 PM
Well, you went with a patent-encumbered codec. I'm sure the Open Video Alliance doesn't want anything to do with H.264 as well as with Flash. I imagine that they will try to push Ogg Theora.
Re: Flash Losing its Luster
[james Robertson] 19 March 2010 12:52:20 PM
I've read that Theora pretty much blows as a video codec, unless you enjoy using as much bandwidth as possible...