Some Random Dude » flash-9 http://www.somerandomdude.com Some Random Dude is a blog by P.J. Onori that covers design & technology in the broadest sense possible. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:37:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Flash 9 Hits Over 83% Penetration http://www.somerandomdude.com/2007/05/23/flash-9-penetration/ http://www.somerandomdude.com/2007/05/23/flash-9-penetration/#comments Wed, 23 May 2007 20:15:24 +0000 P.J. Onori http://www.somerandomdude.net/blog/flash/flash-9-penetration/ Wow, that did not take much time at all… Adobe reports over 83% penetration for Flash Player 9 in mature markets and 84% even in the US. Of course, Flash 9 penetration is significantly more important than prior releases as the latest release is the only player that is compatible with apps built in Actionscript 3. I have briefly glossed over a couple of the important features Actionscript 3 brings to users which could open up completely new doors for interaction. I knew Flash 9 would be adopted quickly, I just had no idea it would be this fast.

Via Flash Obscura

]]> http://www.somerandomdude.com/2007/05/23/flash-9-penetration/feed/ 0 My, How Far Flash Video Has Come http://www.somerandomdude.com/2007/05/09/flash-video-come-far/ http://www.somerandomdude.com/2007/05/09/flash-video-come-far/#comments Wed, 09 May 2007 21:19:15 +0000 P.J. Onori http://www.somerandomdude.net/blog/flash/flash-video-come-far/ For the few people out there still questioning the validity of Flash video as the best, if not only, solution for the web, you have to watch this. Make sure to click the ‘Maximize’ button in the top-left corner in order to see what I mean. Flash applications built in Actionscript 3 allow for a fullscreen mode – allowing things such as video to be viewed in a much more traditional, theatrical manner. Surprisingly high-quality video can now be easily viewed over the web with no server-side streaming software – allowing anyone with ample bandwidth to provide video to its audience.

This ability for rich media experiences to be delivered on the cheap is one more reason that: 1) Flash (or perhaps another future rich media delivery system) is going to become an even more integral part of the web/browser experience, and, 2) The TV, in its current form, is becoming more obsolete by the day. We all saw this coming, I am just utterly blown away at the pace that it is occurring. If you thought the public liked web video before, just wait until the next batch of video players to hit the scene that take advantage of all the features Flash 9/Actionscript 3 have to offer. It will make the current phenomenon look pitiful in comparison.

Via Flex RIA

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