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14, 2010 With all of the flash games and movie features I've been dropping in I thought it might be a good time change gears and show some sites that have a little more culture to them. This week, FlashNews brings you some interactive experiences to enjoy art from the caveman era, to the Renaissance, to present day. The main featured site is a 360 view of the Sistine Chapel where you can even zoom in and view the art. I had the opportunity to actually go there when I was a teenager. I was just too young to truly appreciate what I was seeing. I'll be honest. Seeing this site alone validates Flash' existence. It's really that cool. The other 2 sites I'm sending your way is a wicked art/illustration portfolio with a little animation thrown in and the other is a virtual tour of some cave painting tunnels. The Lotus Eater has a really distinct mood and surreal atmosphere. The Hall of the Bulls offers a map and a fly-through of tunnels with the artwork of ancient man. It has some points of interest that educates the viewer with transitions of informative pit stops much like a cave tour or museum presentation. I'm gonna leave you guys with Stefan, who's got some info for us about Streaming Media East Conference in New York. Mark Rivera For any site suggestions or general musings, gimme a shout at mark@flashnewz.com And don't forget to check out our Flash Directory |
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Streaming Media East: Flash Access 2  By Stefan Richter Adobe have made some announcements at this week's Streaming Media East Conference in New York and streamingmedia.com has some great coverage on that The two main topics are the announcement that Flash Access 2.0, Adobe's new flavour of DRM for Flash video, is now available. Previously known as Adobe Flash Media Rights Management Server, Flash Access 2.0 will enable publishers to encrypt content at source and deliver it securely to the end user. This is different to simply using RTMPE for encrypted streaming as not only the transmission will be encrypted but the actual content will be as well. Previously, with Adobe Flash Media Rights Management Server, this technique was only supported in AIR, Adobe's desktop runtime. But with Flash Player 10.1 it will also be supported in the browser based Player, and there are a bunch of new AS3 APIs to make this happen. Secondly is HTTP streaming. This is also a new 10.1 feature and will allow transmission of video content over HTTP, with the difference that it is no longer a simple progressive download but will also support full seeking, live broadcasts and multi-bitrate switching. A real alternative to RTMP based streaming basically. What's more, the HTTP streaming module for on-demand streaming over standard HTTP servers will likely be free, whilst the live module looks likely to be a paid product. As mentioned, more details are to be had in Tim's article on Flash Access and the Player roadmap as well as Troy's piece on Flash Access and HTTP Streaming. Comments About The AuthorStefan is a certified Flash Developer who has been involved with Flash Media Server since its very early days. From his home office in the UK he has handled a variety of projects, specializing in Flash Video and Rich Internet Applications for clients that include CNET, USA Network and Unilever. Stefan is the author of a series of Adobe Developer Center articles, has spoken at several industry events and contributes a regular column on Flash Video to Streaming Media Magazine. His site www.flashcomguru.com is one of the largest online resources on Flash Video. |
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