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The problem solved by Flash video wasn’t can I show a video? Instead, Flash solved can everyone watch my video? HTML5 video doesn’t provide this solution; it ju
by gnubardt 17y ago
The problem solved by Flash video wasn’t can I show a video? Instead, Flash solved can everyone watch my video? HTML5 video doesn’t provide this solution; it just adds another approach to the incompatibility pile.
Isn't support for codecs built into browsers that support the video tag (rather than requiring external software to be installed, when embedding)?
- amock 17y agoIt only works if people have a new enough version of the browser. Until that happens it's not a good solution and given the current rate of new browser adoption I don't think that will happen for many years.
- yumraj 17y agoWhy are you forgetting that codec's themselves are "external software", the only difference would be that the browsers themselves would be shipping them. One could kind of argue the Ogg Theora would not be "external" just because it's open source, but in reality all codecs are external, especially the proprietary ones like H.264.