3 posts tagged F4V

FLV is dead. That can seem like a rather bold statement, but let’s face the truth. After Adobe’s recent publication of updated and open specifications for the FLV/F4V and SWF formats, that seems to be about the most logical conclusion. If someone reads the aforementioned specification in detail, there’s one thing that will immediatly be noticed.

The Open Screen Project is working to enable a consistent runtime environment – taking advantage of Adobe® Flash® Player and, in the future, Adobe AIR™ -- that will remove barriers for developers and designers as they publish content and applications across desktops and consumer devices, including phones, mobile internet devices (MIDs), and set top boxes.

Adobe opens up SWF and FLV/F4V Specs by Gabriel MarianiFlash, Web Development 1 Comment » Adobe will no longer charge royalties for use of the SWF format. In addition they have released the SWF and FLV/F4V specifications.