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Read more »HTML 5: Could it kill Flash and Silverlight?
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HTML 5, a groundbreaking upgrade to the prominent Web presentation specification, could become a game-changer in Web application development, one that might even make obsolete such plug-in-based rich Internet application (RIA) technologies as Adobe Flash, Microsoft Silverlight, and Sun JavaFX.
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Open Letter to Mozilla Regarding Their Use of HTML5 Video
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We're on the verge of a serious evolution on the web. Right now, the common way to include video on the web is by use of Flash, a closed-source technology that is a massive resource hog. The answer is the HTML5 video tag
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Decoding the HTML 5 video codec debate
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The HTML 5 video element has the potential to liberate streaming Internet video from plugin prison, but a debate over which codec to define in the standard is threatening to derail the effort.
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Ogg Theora and HTML 5 Support
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HTML 5's support of using the Ogg Theora video format in the upcoming tag looked really promising for innovation in the web video area, but not everyone agrees on the new spec.
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KDE 4.3 Plasma Desktop Overview Screencast
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The KDE 4.3 Plasma screencast arrives! It's 10:36 in length and covers some of the nice improvements we've in Plasmaland for 4.3, including: the new Air theme, small panel sizes, KWin integration, stability & performance improvements, new widgets (including social desktop integration, remember the milk and unit converter), geolocation, ...
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HTML 5, Codecs and the Video Tag
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Spending the last two days at the Open Video Conference has been a great experience, lots of interesting speakers and I've learned a few things. Perhaps I'll write more in general later, however it's worth mentioning, while still fresh in my mind, today's sessions around royalty-free codecs and the HTML 5 tag.
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YouTube / Ogg/Theora comparison
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Unfortunately, open video formats have been subjected to FUD so frequently that people are willing to believe bold claims like these without demanding substantiation.
In this comparison I will demonstrate that this claim was unfair and unreasonable. Using a simple test case I show that Theora is competitive and even superior to some of the files that Google is distributing today on YouTube.
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Firefox 3.5 Preview Shows New Hope For Open Media Standards
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The preview release of Firefox 3.5 is showing some neat tricks relating to online video, but not the kind that comes in a little proprietary bubble of Flash.
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Miro: Internet TV application
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The future of TV is going to be on the Internet. Check out Miro to watch High Definition (HD) channels.
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Converting video & audio files using ffmpeg in GNU/Linux
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A few days ago I downloaded a video file (.flv) from a website. I wanted to convert the video from .flv to .avi (I know it’s not a free format, but I needed to). I searched over the Internet and found out about FFmpeg. FFmpeg is a command line tool used to convert multimedia files between formats. Not only it converts video files but it also converts audio files.
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VLC-Media Player
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There are a lot of media players out there. One really great one is VLC media player. It was initially released in 2001 by a group at Ecole Centrale Paris.
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Graphic (Video) Drivers Ubuntu Repository
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You can now reduce the wait for the latest graphic card driver in Ubuntu, which will only be available in a few months. There is an Ubuntu repository periodically updated with the latest open source drivers included in the xorg project.
These drivers may also solve some problems regarding desktop effects, especially on Intel card, in individual cases where these drivers are placed in the Compiz
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Im Linux You Idiots!
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LOL!! I found a hilarious Southpark clip on YouTube titled as “South Park Mac vs. PC vs. Linux”. Check it out, it’s very funny
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Funny Linux Video: Battle Of The Startup Sounds
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Yes, he appears to be using a Mac, but he could still be running any number of Linux distros ;)
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