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Adobe releases Moviestar beta for Flash Player 9
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Posted 21 August 2007 - 11:05 AM
I take it this will mean Windows users who have Flash Player (beta or next release) will now be able to play H.264 encodes with Flash if they don't have Quicktime 7 installed.
What's not yet clear to me is that will there be anything one needs to do on embedding H.264 on the web that will allow Flash Player to see the H.264 file. Will the player simply see it, will the user need to click on a "use Flash to play H.264" button in their player preferences, or will there be something more complex involved for either the player/user or the encoder/webmaster?
What's not yet clear to me is that will there be anything one needs to do on embedding H.264 on the web that will allow Flash Player to see the H.264 file. Will the player simply see it, will the user need to click on a "use Flash to play H.264" button in their player preferences, or will there be something more complex involved for either the player/user or the encoder/webmaster?
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Posted 21 August 2007 - 12:35 PM
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I take it this will mean Windows users who have Flash Player (beta or next release) will now be able to play H.264 encodes with Flash if they don't have Quicktime 7 installed.
What's not yet clear to me is that will there be anything one needs to do on embedding H.264 on the web that will allow Flash Player to see the H.264 file. Will the player simply see it, will the user need to click on a "use Flash to play H.264" button in their player preferences, or will there be something more complex involved for either the player/user or the encoder/webmaster?
I take it this will mean Windows users who have Flash Player (beta or next release) will now be able to play H.264 encodes with Flash if they don't have Quicktime 7 installed.
What's not yet clear to me is that will there be anything one needs to do on embedding H.264 on the web that will allow Flash Player to see the H.264 file. Will the player simply see it, will the user need to click on a "use Flash to play H.264" button in their player preferences, or will there be something more complex involved for either the player/user or the encoder/webmaster?
you are confusing a file type with an encoding. the flash player probably won't be able to play just any H.264 encoded files. the video probably will still be an FLV file encoded with H.264
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Posted 21 August 2007 - 12:52 PM
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Adobe upgrade for its Flash Player, released on Monday, adds support for one of the latest video encoding standards as well as new audio support. <a href="/news/2007/08/21/moviestar/index.php">[more]</a>
Adobe upgrade for its Flash Player, released on Monday, adds support for one of the latest video encoding standards as well as new audio support. <a href="/news/2007/08/21/moviestar/index.php">[more]</a>
How about a correction to this story... 6:40AM as in "Adobe ANNOUNCES" instead of "released"...
Because it's 1:45PM EST... AND STILL NOT RELEASED!
This kind of thing happens so often here and at many websites. You announce something has been released and then we all wait 30-60 days for the ACTUAL RELEASE! That's just simply bad journalism. MacWorld needs to stop using press releases as if they are facts if MacWorld wishes to be a respected Mac news site. Sorry, but when the truth hurts, yep, it hurts. No Flashplayer update, yet...
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Posted 21 August 2007 - 01:52 PM
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How about a correction to this story... 6:40AM as in "Adobe ANNOUNCES" instead of "released"...
Because it's 1:45PM EST... AND STILL NOT RELEASED!
This kind of thing happens so often here and at many websites. You announce something has been released and then we all wait 30-60 days for the ACTUAL RELEASE! That's just simply bad journalism. MacWorld needs to stop using press releases as if they are facts if MacWorld wishes to be a respected Mac news site. Sorry, but when the truth hurts, yep, it hurts. No Flashplayer update, yet...
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Adobe upgrade for its Flash Player, released on Monday, adds support for one of the latest video encoding standards as well as new audio support. <a href="/news/2007/08/21/moviestar/index.php">[more]</a>
Adobe upgrade for its Flash Player, released on Monday, adds support for one of the latest video encoding standards as well as new audio support. <a href="/news/2007/08/21/moviestar/index.php">[more]</a>
How about a correction to this story... 6:40AM as in "Adobe ANNOUNCES" instead of "released"...
Because it's 1:45PM EST... AND STILL NOT RELEASED!
This kind of thing happens so often here and at many websites. You announce something has been released and then we all wait 30-60 days for the ACTUAL RELEASE! That's just simply bad journalism. MacWorld needs to stop using press releases as if they are facts if MacWorld wishes to be a respected Mac news site. Sorry, but when the truth hurts, yep, it hurts. No Flashplayer update, yet...
DID YOU RTFA?
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Posted 21 August 2007 - 02:19 PM
Not sure what RTFA means.
I read "Adobe Systemss upgrade for its Flash Player, released on Tuesday, adds support for one of the latest video encoding standards as well as new audio support."
NOPE, STILL NOT RELEASED (it'll soon be 12 hours now since the story was written exactly that way).
What language do you speak or read? Obviously, not even the first line of the story.
Journalists should not write lines they don't know are true or clearly know are false. That's my point.
Sure it'll be released, eventually. That's not the point.
So STFU DH, and enjoy your "later today." whenever that "eventually" happens. :-)
PS: All they had to do was use the word "ANNOUNCED" instead of "RELEASED" (and in the past tense no less! HAHA!)
Yes, it IS a BIG DIFFERENCE.
I read "Adobe Systemss upgrade for its Flash Player, released on Tuesday, adds support for one of the latest video encoding standards as well as new audio support."
NOPE, STILL NOT RELEASED (it'll soon be 12 hours now since the story was written exactly that way).
What language do you speak or read? Obviously, not even the first line of the story.
Journalists should not write lines they don't know are true or clearly know are false. That's my point.
Sure it'll be released, eventually. That's not the point.
So STFU DH, and enjoy your "later today." whenever that "eventually" happens. :-)
PS: All they had to do was use the word "ANNOUNCED" instead of "RELEASED" (and in the past tense no less! HAHA!)
Yes, it IS a BIG DIFFERENCE.
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Posted 21 August 2007 - 02:51 PM
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you are confusing a file type with an encoding. the flash player probably won't be able to play just any H.264 encoded files. the video probably will still be an FLV file encoded with H.264
you are confusing a file type with an encoding. the flash player probably won't be able to play just any H.264 encoded files. the video probably will still be an FLV file encoded with H.264
That's absolutely NOT the case. I think you should read the engineer's comments in the link in the story. The Flash Player WILL be able to play various H.264 files including mp4 and those specific to iTunes/iPod. There's nothing to imply that H.264 will have to be wrapped in SWF at all in my read of it.
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Posted 21 August 2007 - 03:58 PM
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Posted 22 August 2007 - 04:01 AM
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Not sure what RTFA means.
I read "Adobe Systemss upgrade for its Flash Player, released on Tuesday, adds support for one of the latest video encoding standards as well as new audio support."
NOPE, STILL NOT RELEASED (it'll soon be 12 hours now since the story was written exactly that way).
What language do you speak or read? Obviously, not even the first line of the story.
Journalists should not write lines they don't know are true or clearly know are false. That's my point.
Sure it'll be released, eventually. That's not the point.
So STFU DH, and enjoy your "later today." whenever that "eventually" happens. :-)
PS: All they had to do was use the word "ANNOUNCED" instead of "RELEASED" (and in the past tense no less! HAHA!)
Yes, it IS a BIG DIFFERENCE.
Not sure what RTFA means.
I read "Adobe Systemss upgrade for its Flash Player, released on Tuesday, adds support for one of the latest video encoding standards as well as new audio support."
NOPE, STILL NOT RELEASED (it'll soon be 12 hours now since the story was written exactly that way).
What language do you speak or read? Obviously, not even the first line of the story.
Journalists should not write lines they don't know are true or clearly know are false. That's my point.
Sure it'll be released, eventually. That's not the point.
So STFU DH, and enjoy your "later today." whenever that "eventually" happens. :-)
PS: All they had to do was use the word "ANNOUNCED" instead of "RELEASED" (and in the past tense no less! HAHA!)
Yes, it IS a BIG DIFFERENCE.
RTFA = Read the frakking article!
in second paragraph it said;
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The upgrade, called Moviestar, applies to Adobes latest Flash Player, version 9. A beta of the upgrade will be available for download later in the day, with a final version to be ready in the third quarter, Adobe said.
The upgrade, called Moviestar, applies to Adobes latest Flash Player, version 9. A beta of the upgrade will be available for download later in the day, with a final version to be ready in the third quarter, Adobe said.
They just had to update their website to offer the download... so it is out ALREADY!
They already released as in private beta now it is public beta. hence the reason that Apple made deal with YouTube hmm?
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