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Adobe and Nvidia bring GPU computing to the masses

What about Intel and AMD?So Adobe is quietly ignoring everyone with Intel or AMD video GPU's? Sounds like Nvidia is trying to drive sales in smaller devices this way. Exclusive deal with Adobe maybe?Adobe Flash requires ridiculous and unjustified amounts of CPUAnd it's the worst with Flash 10....

Tags: Corporate communications, Processors, Adobe Flash, NVidia Corp., Adobe Systems Inc., CPU, video, GPU

Discussion threads 2009-10-06

Flash coming for WiMo, Android, ... iPhone?

Flash coming for WiMo, Android, ... iPhone?Well if Brian X. Chen is telling the truth...With this statement "In response to this, the Android guys make a good point: "Google could care less if that were the case with Android. Getting more people using mobile internet is their primary concern."Then...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Digital music, Digital media, Apple iPhone, Flash Video, mobile

Discussion threads 2008-11-18

Metadata in Flash Video

Metadata in Flash VideoText isn't going anywhere anytime soonAs wonderful and expressive as audio and video can be, a user still has to take in that information in a linear fashion, and going back to review a particular part or segment requires scrolling through the timeline. If you have...

Tags: Flash Video

Discussion threads 2008-08-14

Flash Player supports H.264 video

Update: The bits are up and it looks like the Linux players have been updated as well.Note: The actual download is coming later today, just hold tight. Also, here is my no fluff response.We're announcing a new update to the Flash Player today code named "Moviestar" and it includes support...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Web, Macromedia Flash Player, Video, H.264, Ryan Stewart

Blog posts 2007-08-21

Is Amazon getting into the Flash media streaming business?

Interesting post over on Beet.tv about Justin.tv and Amazon. According to Andy, Amazon is the company that is "distributing" the Flash video on Justin.TV. I put it in quotes because I'm not 100% sure what distribution means in this case, but the gist from Andy's post is that Amazon is...

Tags: Media, Amazon.com Inc., Ryan Stewart

Blog posts 2007-08-03

Roundup of Adobe announcements last week

Adobe made a bunch of announcements yesterday that I couldn't do justice because I was at OSCON. A lot of them are from Kevin Lynch's keynote speech at the Ajax Experience but we also had a couple of others. Ajaxian had a great writeup of Kevin's keynote that is well...

Tags: Flash, ColdFusion, Ajax, Adobe

Blog posts 2007-07-30

Does the Rich Internet Application "battle" hinge on rich media?

Robert Scoble has his first article up for FastCompany and he talks about Rich Internet Applications. Specifically he talks about what Adobe, Microsoft, and Sun are doing to support these new kinds of applications. Robert comes at it from an interesting angle. He's a big video guy, so understandably he...

Tags: Silverlight, Rich Media, Microsoft, Flash, Apple, Adobe

Blog posts 2007-07-02

Big Rich Media news for both Silverlight and Flash

It's been a big week for news in the Rich Media space and both Flash and Silverlight have been able to make a splash. Rich Media is arguably one of the most important use cases for the major Rich Internet Application platforms. It drives penetration and the rise of YouTube...

Tags: Brightcove, Flash, Rich Media, Silverlight

Blog posts 2007-06-18

On2 acquires Hantro Products helping Flash Video on devices

Yesterday On2, the company that powers the VP6 codec that is leveraged in Flash Video, announced the acquisition of Hantro Products. Hantro is based in Finland and specializes in video players for mobile devices. According to the press release, Hantro's customers include Nokia, Freescale, LSI, Vimicro, Sanyo, and others.All of...

Tags: Rich Internet Applications, Online Video, On2, Mobile-Web, Flash, Adobe

Blog posts 2007-05-22

Web video battle royale: Adobe vs. Microsoft

Adobe and Microsoft have soft-pedaled their rivalry on the Web, but a series of announcements from the two companies shows where this competition is really going. Destination: Web video. And if you believe that video is going to be the most important cog of...

Tags: Microsoft, General, Adobe

Blog posts 2007-04-16

"WPF/E" becomes Silverlight, struts its video side

At the NAB conference this morning, Microsoft is giving us a first glimpse at Silverlight, the artist formerly known as "WPF/E". Because the announcement comes from the NAB conference, but also because its one of Silverlights major strong points, Microsoft is talking a lot about video. I was briefed about...

Tags: Windows Presentation Foundation/Everywhere, WFP/E, Rich Internet Applications, Microsoft, Silverlight

Blog posts 2007-04-15

On2 joins with Widevine for Flash Video DRM

On2 joins with Widevine for Flash Video DRMThat's like announcing ...… Dr. Kevorkian got a new assistant to help him out in assisted suicides. Forgive me if I'm not overjoyed at the news. :-(DRM has been such a boon for music, why not?Talk about following the wrong examples. IMO DRM'ing...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), On2 Technologies, Flash Video, digital-rights management

Discussion threads 2007-04-12

On2 joins with Widevine for Flash Video DRM

Earlier this week, Widevine made an announcement that they were offering DRM for Flash Video. Liz Gannes over at NewTeeVee had some information, and from what I could glean from the press release, it seemed like Widevine was simply offering a downloadable client that would somehow encrypt Flash Video files....

Tags: Rich Internet Applications, Rich Media, Online Video, On2, Flash, Adobe

Blog posts 2007-04-11

Adobe Creative Suite 3 Web Premium beta

Adobe is building Creative Suite 3 Web Premium for digital designers who produce interactive and Internet media, such as AJAX-driven Web sites and Flash-based games. This suite includes new versions of Flash, Fireworks, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, and other tools for creating images and complex page layouts from scratch. The...

Tags: Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Systems Inc., Macromedia Dreamweaver, Adobe PhotoShop, Flash Video, Adobe CS3, Adobe CS3 Web Premium

Product reviews 2007-03-27

Flash video coming to mobile devices with Flash Lite 3

Some interesting news this week around video on mobile phones. Thanks to John Dowdell, I saw a press release went out that announced a new version of Flash Lite, Adobes Flash technology for devices, will be supporting Flash video. The details in the press release are kind of sketchy, but...

Tags: Rich Internet Applications, Adobe, Flash, Mobile-Web, Online Video, Flash Video, On2 Technologies

Blog posts 2007-02-11

Why WPF/E is a big deal: BBC on Flash Video

Why WPF/E is a big deal: BBC on Flash VideoYou can't eat a promised sandwich[i]The only major unsolved mystery is how far will WPF/E go in allowing developers to build rich web applications.[/i]Well, that and whether it ever appears as anything other than slideware.With regulatory agencies breathing down their necks,...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Flash Video, Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation Everywhere, Apple QuickTime, Microsoft Corp., British Broadcasting Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-01-24

Why WPF/E is a big deal: BBC on Flash Video

I caught this post by Stefan Richter about changes to the BBC website and how despite a lot of public comment, BBC chose not to use Flash Video for news stories. As Stephan notes, the reason seems to be that the cost to add Flash Video to their infrastructure was...

Tags: Rich Internet Applications, Flash, Windows Presentation Foundation/Everywhere, Online Video, Flash Video

Blog posts 2007-01-24

Top 10 Rich Internet Application events of 2006

I gave a rundown of my predictions for next year, but a friend emailed me and suggest that I go back and give my opinion on the 10 biggest RIA events of last year. I think it’s a fun idea and after going back and sifting through the news, I...

Tags: Ajax, Google, Apollo, Windows Presentation Foundation, Windows Presentation Foundation/Everywhere, Flash, OpenLaszlo, Adobe, Flex, Microsoft, Flash Video, Rich Internet Applications

Blog posts 2006-12-29

10 Predictions for Rich Internet Applications in 2007

2007 is going to be a huge year for Rich Internet Applications. Rich media is going to be in high demand and companies are going to see the economic benefits of building richer experiences than traditional web experiences allow. The explosion of video and multimedia on the web will continue...

Tags: Rich Internet Applications

Blog posts 2006-12-21

Universal Desktop Daily - Thursday, October 19, 2006

Sorry about skipping yesterday, I was at home sick for most of it and last night was a busy night so the UDD slipped. Luckily we had some news today. According to the press release, Adobe acquired Serious Magic, a small company that has some interesting video technology....

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Flash Video

Blog posts 2006-10-19