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 May 28, 2010  Memorial Day weekend is upon us. Hot dogs will be consumed, maybe a little alcohol sipped on. If you're in the hunt for a good sales deal, I'm sure plenty of those will pop up as well. In keeping with the patriotic feel of the holiday, let's take a look at some Flash movies posted on OldBlueJacket.com. The site is maintained by a war vet, and his Flash movie all relate to the US military. Here are some of his works: A Military Christmas White Feather - The Story of Carlos Hathcock Hollywood Star Who Served Hall Of Heroes If you decide to catch a flick this weekend, as is customary for many on Memorial Day, Prince of Persia and Sex and the City 2 both release. I wonder what kind of shenangigans Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte, and Miranda can get into this time out. 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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Google Ends Codec Woes With VP8 Release  By Stefan Richter At the Google I/O keynote last week some details of what were announced had already public on the web. In particular it is clear - as was expected - that Google has released the source code for the VP8 video codec. VP8 of course is a supposedly high quality video codec which Google now owns after its acquisition of On2. Not stopping there, Google set up a new media file format called WebM. You heard it here first  I can tell you you will hear a lot more about this very soon, and for a long time to come.
So what is WebM? According to Google it is 'an open, royalty-free media file format designed for the web. WebM files consist of video streams compressed with the VP8 video codec and audio streams compressed with the Vorbis audio codec. The WebM file structure is based on the Matroska media container.' Wow. That's pretty awesome and could definitely a game changer. WebM is also royalty free. As they explain: "Some video codecs require content distributors and manufacturers to pay patent royalties to use the intellectual property within the codec. WebM and the codecs it supports (VP8 video and Vorbis audio) require no royalty payments of any kind. You can do whatever you want with the WebM code without owing money to anybody. " Well, I think one should add that we will need to wait and see about possible patent trolls coming out of the woodwork once they had a look over the VP8 source code. At least Google is well used to fighting attacks like this so let's see how this plays out. So to sum up, WebM is 100% free (at least initially), and open-sourced under a BSD-style license. Also interesting is the WebM supporters page. There are many well known companies and brands listed including FireFox, Opera, Android, Chrome and - wait for it - Adobe Flash Player. Wowzers. Maybe we'll hear more about this at the keynote? VP8 in Flash Player would be sweet. The keynote starts in 10 minutes (from the time I type this). One logo notably missing from the supporters page is that of Apple. But that does not mean anyone is missing them.
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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