While we may have all been playing with a beta of the Flash player that included H.264 formatted video data, the final version has been released. With the advent of YouTube, Flash has become the de facto standard for most internet video. As much as we all enjoy Quicktime, it never quite caught on like Apple would have hoped. Far more (read as “nearly all”) computer users have Flash installed (despite Windows users getting Quicktime with their iTunes install).
With integrated H.264 video support, Flash ushers in HD video support, which, as broadband capacities increase, will become a viable content format. At the same time as the release of the client, Adobe has released version 3 of their Flash Media Server to support it. Fancy. Now, how long until I get to choke my FiOS connection with high definition clips of Chocolate Rain?
Wish I had FiOS.
The iPhone doesn't do Flash.
Good point, fletcher. That and Flash video sucks. Obviously video quality sucks to save on bandwidth, but I have never found the playback controls to work. I can't understand how these things proliferate like this. I guess it's a Windows world.