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June 06, 2006
Udell on multi-device video
Udell on multi-device video: Jon Udell blends three different video requirements together: minimal hassle for computer WWW browsers; RSS video "enclosure" for "newsreaders" (quotes 'cause I was never quite comfortable with those latecomer labels); and video delivery to pocket devices, in this case a PocketPC. The first has a clear answer: Adobe Flash Player 8 already has far greater desktop presence than other current video engines (NPD tested at 70% viewability last March; WMP, Real & QT have *overall* viewability in the same range but don't have corresponding versioning info). For the "RSS enclosure" (which is actually an enclosed reference), I think Scott Fegette will have the best guidance, but as the Yahoo Videobloggers know, FLV/SWF isn't yet integrated into most of that class of software. For PocketPC, we've got some native video, but not the full range available in the big desktop version. So... if you're trying to view a friendly WWW video in a PocketPC through an RSS "enclosure", civilization has not yet quite reached those attractive environs, regrets.... ;-)
Posted by JohnDowdell at June 6, 2006 07:29 PM
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Thx for the nod, JD- I posted a quick response/suggestion on my weblog here. I'd love to get involved with the Yahoo Videobloggers group directly, too - but they DECLINED MY REQUEST TO JOIN a month or two ago! Oh well, I'm not much into "ivory tower" communities, so maybe that's a good thing... ::sigh::
Posted by: Scott Fegette at June 7, 2006 05:36 PM