Apple, Flash Player, Platform and Version

Adobe AIR & Flash Player 10.1– How it Can Benefit Mobile Learning

Upside Learning

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Adobe also unveiled Flash platform 10.1 Flash is the favorite delivery platform (development tool) for eLearning courses due to its huge install-base and ability to produce engaging content. Mobile device platforms are diversified – from screen sizes to the operating-systems driving the devices.

Flash Player

Flash Player Flash Player Flash to HTML5 Conversion

Is HTML5 Ready for eLearning Development?

Upside Learning

MAY 5, 2010

Last week, while justifying Apple’s refusal to allow Flash player on iPhone/iPad, Steve Jobs wrote– “ New open standards created in the mobile era, such as HTML5, will win on mobile devices (and PCs too) ”. A few days before the launch of iPad Apple had released a list of ‘iPad ready’ websites having support for HTML5.

Flash to HTML5 Conversion

Flash to HTML5 Conversion eLearning Developer HTML Develop

What’s New in Adobe eLearning Suite2?

Upside Learning

MAY 13, 2010

Adobe recently released eLearning Suite 2 comprising of Captivate 5, Flash Professional CS5, Dreamweaver CS5, Photoshop CS5 Extended, Acrobat 9 Pro, Presenter 7 (available on Windows only), Soundbooth CS5, Bridge CS5, Device Central CS5 in it. Thankfully, Adobe Apple fight is not affecting everything).

Adobe

Adobe Dreamweaver Photoshop Joomla

The Open Screen Project – Will It Succeed?

Upside Learning

MARCH 15, 2010

Porting the same experience whether it is standalone or in-browser content, on a variety of platform remains a challenge due to fragmentation and deployment barriers. Obviously, using Flash platform tools offered by Adobe. Also porting Flash runtimes on handheld devices has been made royalty free (which wasn’t the case earlier).

Flash to HTML5 Conversion

Flash to HTML5 Conversion Open Project Flash

eLearning Development: 4 Tech Considerations When Using Videos

Upside Learning

DECEMBER 15, 2009

With increasing bandwidths and better compression techniques available, use of videos in Flash platform based eLearning courses is on the rise. Before using videos in your Flash project, you would need to encode them in a format compatible with Adobe Flash (FLV or MPEG-4). 264, On2 VP6 , and Sorenson Spark.

FLV

FLV eLearning Developer Blended Learning Video

HTML 5 and eLearning Development

Upside Learning

JULY 2, 2009

A couple of weeks back we posted about Silverlight posing some (at this time, actually little) competition to Flash. Those of you have heard of HTML 5 will know it’s a new version of HTML and XHTML being promoted by Google and Apple in a bid to move the web away from proprietary technologies like Flash, Silverlight and JavaFX.

HTML

HTML eLearning Developer Blended Learning Open Source

Future Of Flash Is Open Source

Upside Learning

JULY 28, 2010

Looks like a desire to speed up their open-source development around the Flash platform. We advocate the need of openness at Adobe especially for their Flash runtimes. Adobe has some great development tools like Flash Builder, Flash CS5 which target the runtimes – Flash Player and Adobe AIR.

Open Source

Open Source Flash Open Flash Player

HTML 5 and eLearning Development

Upside Learning

JULY 2, 2009

A couple of weeks back we posted about Silverlight posing some (at this time, actually little) competition to Flash. Those of you have heard of HTML 5 will know it’s a new version of HTML and XHTML being promoted by Google and Apple in a bid to move the web away from proprietary technologies like Flash, Silverlight and JavaFX.

HTML

HTML eLearning Developer Blended Learning Open Source

Some FAQs about Adobe’s announcements yesterday

Steve Howard

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Adobe announced to increase its efforts on HTML5, use of the Flash Player for applications (packaged with AIR) and specific desktop browsing use cases including premium video and console-quality gaming. As a result, Adobe will no longer develop Flash Player for mobile web browsers. Why is Adobe making this move now?

Flash to HTML5 Conversion

Flash to HTML5 Conversion Flash Player FAQ Flash

Mobile Flash?

AMVONET

OCTOBER 27, 2015

As you may have heard, Adobe last week admitted defeat in its long-running battle with Apple over Adobe’s Flash technology. As Apple’s CEO, the late Jobs barred Flash from Apple’s iPhone and other handheld devices and famously wrote an open letter last year explaining why.

Flash

Flash Mobile Flash to HTML5 Conversion Flash Player

Advantages of HTML5 over Flash

Dynamic Pixel

APRIL 13, 2022

HTML5 is the updated version of HTML, which offers unique attributes and behaviour and comes with an extensive set of technologies that make it more useful for building applications and websites. Flash is an Adobe proprietary, and so you need to buy it. Flash is incompatible with iPhone and iPad, and other IOS-based Apple devices.

Flash to HTML5 Conversion

Flash to HTML5 Conversion Flash HTML Convert

Is Adobe Flash Going Away?

eLearningMind

MARCH 16, 2018

Google has already begun taking steps to remove Flash from their browser while the rest of the web settles in for the long goodbye. In case you aren’t quite sure what the deal with Adobe Flash is, here’s the Cliffs Notes version: Adobe Flash is a software platform that was designed to run video, animation, and games on any given webpage.

Flash

Flash Flash to HTML5 Conversion Adobe Flash Player

Is Adobe Flash Going Away?

eLearningMind

MARCH 16, 2018

Google has already begun taking steps to remove Flash from their browser while the rest of the web settles in for the long goodbye. In case you aren’t quite sure what the deal with Adobe Flash is, here’s the Cliffs Notes version: Adobe Flash is a software platform that was designed to run video, animation, and games on any given webpage.

Flash

Flash Flash to HTML5 Conversion Adobe Flash Player

8 reasons for using HTML5 for authoring eLearning course

Adobe Captivate

JULY 2, 2018

Adobe Flash has been a productive tool for authoring these courses. But, it suffered from the drawback that OS platforms of latest handheld devices don’t extend support for Flash. HTML5 has superseded Flash as a viable option for authoring eLearning courses because it is supported by all smartphones and tablets.

Authoring Tools

Authoring Tools Flash to HTML5 Conversion Authoring Course

The Shift from Flash to HTML5

Firmwater

JUNE 16, 2017

Users access their online learning several times throughout the day using different platforms. A recent change is important to note here was when major companies like Google, Apple and Microsoft phased out Adobe's Flash Player from their web browsers and opted for the open and mobile-friendly HTML5.So

Flash to HTML5 Conversion

Flash to HTML5 Conversion Flash Flash Player Lectora

HTML5 rising: Showdown imminent with Flash

Aptara

OCTOBER 28, 2014

The language has been building steam, aided by such events as Apple's choice to abandon Flash and the momentum of multiple device use, which incentivizes Web apps that function in a browser across platforms. Apple started the hard shift to mobile HTML5 and other manufacturers have kept the pressure on.

Flash to HTML5 Conversion

Flash to HTML5 Conversion Flash Flash Player html5 conversion

What Do We Mean When We Say HTML5?

The Learning Circuits

DECEMBER 7, 2011

Simply speaking, HTML is the language that the Web is written in, and HTML5 is the most recent version of it. Apple has never allowed Flash on iOS devices (iPhones, iPod Touches, and iPads), but these devices are way too popular for us to ignore their users. Good answer! Will my learners be able to see it? It depends.

Flash to HTML5 Conversion

Flash to HTML5 Conversion Flash Toolbook Flash Player

e-Clippings (Learning As Art): Open Laszlo Gets Its Own Track and Big Customers for the open source webtop platform

Mark Oehlert

SEPTEMBER 6, 2007

Here is a little something for my geek bros and siss: "Temkin has always been careful to underline how one important thingabout OpenLaszlo is that it doesnt lock you into the Flash player,even though it takes advantage of Flash as a standard ubiquitousruntime. Laszlo is abstract from the Flash player.

Open Source

Open Source Open Track Social Bookmarking

Learning Content in Crisis? The How and Why of Moving from Flash to HTML5

gomo learning

JANUARY 28, 2020

Many homework and office hours were sacrificed to crude but addictive Flash games and endlessly looping novelty songs. The corporate learning industry itself was a prolific Flash creator, with many organizations creating visually interesting content using the platform. Flash was slow to support H.264 264 video decoding.

Flash to HTML5 Conversion

Flash to HTML5 Conversion Flash Flash Player Content

My 2012 Enterprise mLearning Predictions Recap

mLearning Trends

DECEMBER 31, 2012

I ponder how this would have played out if Apple had ventured into the television market as many analysts expected them to 2012 and that opportunity remains for 2013. Prediction #4 - Flash Falters, HTML5 and ePUBs Gain in Popularity. Prediction #3 - Mobile Web vs. Mobile App Debate Intensifies.

Predictions

Predictions Enterprise Flash to HTML5 Conversion Authoring Tools

Enterprise Mobile Learning 2011 - Year in Review

mLearning Trends

DECEMBER 28, 2011

After years of BlackBerry dominance in the pockets and purses of enterprise personnel, iOS (Apple) and Android-based mobile phones and tablet devices will supplant RIM-supplied smartphones as the primary desired (and likely used) smart devices for mobile learning – at least in North America. Prediction #2.

Social Networks

Social Networks Enterprise Mobile Learning Mobile

2010: mLearning Year in Review

mLearning Trends

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Rather than getting easier, the mlearning landscape will actually grow wider/deeper and far more complex as enterprises are forced to include/support several disparate mobile devices and changing end user demands; this scenario will drive further demand for enterprise-grade content authoring and delivery platforms for mobile learning.

Social Networks

Social Networks Flash to HTML5 Conversion Flash Flash Player

eLearning Learning

Adobe AIR & Flash Player 10.1– How it Can Benefit Mobile Learning

Is HTML5 Ready for eLearning Development?

Trending Sources

What’s New in Adobe eLearning Suite2?

The Open Screen Project – Will It Succeed?

eLearning Development: 4 Tech Considerations When Using Videos

HTML 5 and eLearning Development

Future Of Flash Is Open Source

HTML 5 and eLearning Development

Some FAQs about Adobe’s announcements yesterday

Mobile Flash?

Advantages of HTML5 over Flash

Is Adobe Flash Going Away?

Is Adobe Flash Going Away?

8 reasons for using HTML5 for authoring eLearning course

The Shift from Flash to HTML5

HTML5 rising: Showdown imminent with Flash

What Do We Mean When We Say HTML5?

e-Clippings (Learning As Art): Open Laszlo Gets Its Own Track and Big Customers for the open source webtop platform

Learning Content in Crisis? The How and Why of Moving from Flash to HTML5

My 2012 Enterprise mLearning Predictions Recap

Enterprise Mobile Learning 2011 - Year in Review

2010: mLearning Year in Review

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