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A Review of Flash Killers

I wanted to continue the discussion that I started last week on my personal blog, on the subject of HTML5 and Flash, by addressing the notion of "Flash Killers". Because, in some circles HTML5 has assumed this same designation, and it's useful to remember that this is not the first…

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The State of Flash and Hardware Acceleration

I’m putting the final touches on my talk for FITC Toronto next week, on the subject of Delivering the Best Flash HD Video, using Stage Video and OSMF. And I thought this was a good opportunity to discuss the state of Flash and hardware acceleration. It’s something of a geeky,…

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The State of Flash & Devices

The topic of Flash on mobile and set-top devices is one which is popular and hotly-debated — made all the more compelling by Apple’s (very) public statements on Adobe’s technology. And, in large part due to Apple’s positioning on the issue, there is a great deal of misinformation about…

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The State of Flash Platform Design Workflows

In the prior post, I wrote about Adobe’s effort to clarify the role of the individual tools that comprise much of the Flash Platform. And, as I argued, Adobe has made significant progress on that front, making it easier for new users of the Flash technology to understand which tool…

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State of the Flash: Overcoming Platform Confusion

I started this series of articles last week with a wandering post touching on what I thought are some of the core aspects of the evolution of Adobe Flash technology over the past four-plus years. Particularly:

The Adobe acquisition
The introduction of ActionScript 3
The explosion of video-in-Flash

Of course,…

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