[thelist] Deploying Video with Flash

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Andrew

Clive R Sweeney said:
> Kent Rygiel wrote:
>> I am interested in opinions about deploying video using Flash. What
>> possible disadvantages could there be in deploying video using Flash
>> as opposed to Real/Windows/Quicktime. It seems to me that most people
>> have the Flash plug-in and that there will actually be fewer
>> instances of the user needing to download new software if I just go
>> with Flash. Quality is as good. Size is good. Why would I want to
>> use anything other than Flash?
>
> I'm with you. Back in February I wrote a small article, "Video in Flash: a
> new dimension" -- http://www.designshift.com/onpoint.html -- that attempts
> to explain the definite advantages of Flash for presenting video online.
> Basically I advocate using Flash video because:
> * More users already have the Flash plugin (and if they don't, the plugin
> is a smaller download than other video players);
> * Flash movies can easily play in the current Web page;
> * Flash videos can be designed with an interface that best suits the video
> and the webpage;
> * Videos in Flash can include interactivity and can be combined with other
> elements -- graphics, text, animations, even other videos -- making them
> even more effective.
>
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> Clive R Sweeney
> Designshift | Durham NC
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