Flash Video is on the Horizon

by JamesonH

I’m a firm believer that Flash video will soon overtake Windows Media and Quicktime as the de facto video format for websites that care about usability and the seamless integration of a video player. The guys at YouTube.com are definitely moving in the right direction and helping people to convert their videos into Flash format.

Here’s a nice little interview by Flash Magazine with the CEO of On2 Technologies, the creators of the new Flash 8 video codec, about what’s to come with Flash video. Read the interview here

4 Comments so far (Post your own)

  1. 1. oli young says

    July 30, 2005 6:47 am

    You should check out http://www.usmob.com.au if you think Flash Video is going somewhere .. :)

  2. 2. TechCrunch says

    August 8, 2005 11:54 pm

    Profile - YouTube

    Company: YouTube
    Launched: early 2005
    Location: Palo Alto, California
    Overview:
    YouTube is very much like flickr (profile), but for videos. You can upload videos in a number of different formats ( .AVI, .MOV, and .MPG ). Videos can be of any length, …

  3. 3. Lani says

    August 9, 2005 10:18 am

    hey! i recently came across youtube this week referred to it by a friend.

    i couldn’t believe that they’re the first to do this. it seems so obvious of a natural progression from flickr, folksonomy, web 2.0, … i’ll be watching this space closely.

    i put up two videos of my kittens on youtube this past week. easy to use! kudos.

  4. 4. TechCrunch » Profile - YouTube says

    January 21, 2006 10:37 pm

    [...] I suspect YouTube will be quickly acquired and/or duplicated. We love it. Additional Links: SurfersSurf, SolutionWatch, 23Corner, Technoogle, Jason Pearce (note the comments), MochiBot, HyperGuru Tags: Flickr, Videos, SocialSoftware, techcrunch, web2.0, socialnetworking, tags, tagging, new, cool, YouTube Categories: Company & Product Profiles | Bookmark this post with del.icio.us [...]

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