06-18-2013, 01:05 AM
3077 ztockings May 18 2013
I don't think any of those formats offer what DSNY with G2 can offer, including watermarking security, cross platform and no plug ins all together. Besides my concerns about G2's clarity on Safari browser, and now that flash is out of the way, I think its adoption is a no brainer, but who am I to say, wish I have a crystal ball. What I would be afraid of if Adobe comes out of something similar to G2 before it officially gets out there, then I'd probably run out the other way...now the question is can Adobe change their mind about getting out of the mobile arena? And can they brew up something similar to G2?
3092 iamlong
Netflix shift towards HTML5 for web-based video
Netflix has unveiled the first details of a long-term strategy to shift towards using HTML5 for its web-based video playback.
"Netflix, which owns about one third of the market for prime-time Web streaming video, far ahead of competitors like Amazon Prime and Hulu, currently uses Microsoft’s Silverlight plugin for video playback. That’s in contrast to many other video services, which use Adobe Flash, Apple Quicktime, or other services to play video within their web pages. However, Microsoft has announced plans to wind down Silverlight by 2021. That means Netflix — and anyone else relying on Silverlight — has eight years to find an alternative."
"And fortunately for Netflix, HTML5-based solutions that meet Netflix’s requirements are in the pipeline. Chief among those requirements are the need for content encryption and copy restriction (aka digital rights management, or DRM), “a requirement for any premium subscription video service,” the Netflix blog post drily notes. The W3C’s Encrypted Media Extensions specification provides just that support, Netflix says. In addition, the Web Cryptography API (also from the W3C) gives Netflix programming tools for encrypting and decrypting data, and for digitally signing content and verifying customers’ identities, which are also needed for the delivery of DRM-restricted video."
Full story:
http://venturebeat.com/2013/04/15/netflix-plans-html5/
Netflix has unveiled the first details of a long-term strategy to shift towards using HTML5 for its web-based video playback.
"Netflix, which owns about one third of the market for prime-time Web streaming video, far ahead of competitors like Amazon Prime and Hulu, currently uses Microsoft’s Silverlight plugin for video playback. That’s in contrast to many other video services, which use Adobe Flash, Apple Quicktime, or other services to play video within their web pages. However, Microsoft has announced plans to wind down Silverlight by 2021. That means Netflix — and anyone else relying on Silverlight — has eight years to find an alternative."
"And fortunately for Netflix, HTML5-based solutions that meet Netflix’s requirements are in the pipeline. Chief among those requirements are the need for content encryption and copy restriction (aka digital rights management, or DRM), “a requirement for any premium subscription video service,” the Netflix blog post drily notes. The W3C’s Encrypted Media Extensions specification provides just that support, Netflix says. In addition, the Web Cryptography API (also from the W3C) gives Netflix programming tools for encrypting and decrypting data, and for digitally signing content and verifying customers’ identities, which are also needed for the delivery of DRM-restricted video."
Full story:
http://venturebeat.com/2013/04/15/netflix-plans-html5/