In marketing video products over the last several years, we often get asked; "do you support the Flash® codec?"
The question refers to the codecs in Adobe® Flash® player. But many people ask the question without understanding what it is they mean when they ask it.
The Flash® player has three generations of video codecs.
The first generation was H.263, followed by the VP6 codec from ON2
which was added about 2 years ago and more recently the H.264 codec
last year. In the case of Adobe® Flash® LiteTM, they added the Sorenson codec as well.
I have found that many people seem to believe that Adobe®
has their own special codec and that transcoding video requires special
algorithms that are required to be compatible. This is actually not
the case. What is special about Adobe® Flash® player
is the framework they incorporate to enable applications and the visual
experience of the user. For a great lecture on this subject, please
view Robert Scoble's interview of some members of the Adobe® team.
I just wanted to set the record straight on this. (And yes, Dialogic supports H.263 and is about to release H.264)
Posted
05-19-2009 3:43 PM
by
Brian Peebles
Dialogic Corporation (Dialogic) is a leading provider of world-class, innovative technologies based on open standards that enable innovative mobile, video, IP, and TDM solutions for Network Service Providers and Enterprise Communication Networks. Dialogic's customers and partners rely on its leading-edge, flexible components to rapidly deploy value-added solutions around the world.
