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01.24.11
LostAlone—Fall On Your Sword Music | (0)
I'm very pleased to say that my friends Steven, Mark and Alan have unveiled a new track (download), that's a great indicator of where they're heading with their sound as a band.Great work lads!
Tagged: LostAlone, video
08.27.10
H.264 to be royalty free forever… HTML5, web | (0)
Not really a massive surprise, but probably had to be done in the light of the WebM video codec. H.264 faced no real pressure from OGG, as OGG was shit.Read more on TUAW
Tagged: HTML5, video, web
05.30.10
HTML5, Flash, video and a usable fix HTML5, web | (0)
You may have read about my frustrations about the current HTML5 <video> implementation, it's short-comings and general deflating-balloon sad-trombone-ness.Enter JW Player, and their HTML5 beta. Continue Reading...
Tagged: Flash, HTML5, internet, video, web
05.06.10
HTML5 <video> – a (very) short trip into real world use HTML5, web | (1)
After my last post about HTML5 video and thinking everyone's getting ahead of themselves, I'd like to point out I'm not that stupid that I was going to ignore it completely, until I'd had a chance to try it out in a real world work environment situation. I can now ignore it. For a few years/implementations, at least.It had been weighing on my mind that one of clients has a lot of video, and a lot of their audience are Mac users. This will probably mean there's a high percentage of iPhone users, and in the coming months, iPad users.So ...
Tagged: browser, Flash, HTML5, rant, video, web
02.05.10
HTML5 video. Are we getting ahead of ourselves? HTML5, Software, web | (2)
One thing I really like about talking to some of the Opera guys I know, is that they will take the time to consider another viewpoint. Whilst they're all about the open web, they realise they need to listen to people who are making and creating content for clients, but face real world restrictions like time and budget. I know. Ridiculous...I run a business (well, Pete does most the business end stuff, but you know what I mean) and all this talk about HTML5 <video> tags has kinda riled me a little bit, because it's getting so much exposure, and ...
Tagged: codecs, Flash, h.264, HTML5, OGG, video