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Flash Player 10.0 introduced RTMFP and FP 10.1 RTMFP groups, both powerful P2P features. In parallel AIR for Android is getting ready for primetime, with full support of Flash Player 10.1, local camera/mic and P2P.
Here is a demo of a Stratus based demo application. Please note "AirTime" is not a product or anything official, but simply a quick demo I wrote. It's basically the mobile optimized version of the public Stratus demo, based on the public source code. Enjoy!
Released a couple of weeks ago, Adobe HTTP Dynamic Streaming combines the features of streaming, with the advantages of HTTP scalability. Besides traditional RTMP streaming, and the P2P functionality of Flash Player 10.x, it offers an additional option to deliver your high quality video content - live and on-demand, with full Flash Access DRM protection.
On the left side is a capture of a face segment of the 1080p demo video above, just in case you don't have a 1080p display. It's true, full HD, and with the proper hardware, accelerated through H.264 hardware decoding and Flash Player 10.1.
It's official, ESPN reports the U.S.-Algeria game broadcasted on ESPN3.com broke a new record for the largest live sports event audience on the web in the U.S..
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"The U.S. vs. Algeria game marked a milestone for online video, logging the largest U.S. audience ever for a sports event on the web. It attracted nearly 1.1 million unique viewers with an average time spent viewing of 43 minutes. The match also averaged 328,000 viewers per minute in its live coverage. When combined with the concurrent England vs. Slovenia match, ESPN3.com reached its peak point of viewing at around 11:30 a.m. ET when 513,000 viewers were watching each minute.
For the four World Cup matches on June 23, ESPN3.com captured 1.4 million viewers who watched for 84 million total minutes. Through 14 days of World Cup coverage (June 10-23), five million viewers have watched the World Cup on ESPN3.com and consumed more than 9.2 million total hours." [via ESPN MediaZone]
As if the World Cup wouldn't be enough to fill your day, Wimbledon started as well this week, and ESPN3.com is covering it.
If you can't decide between the Federer and Falla match, or the World Cup game between Chile vs. Switzerland, use the ESPN3 picture-in-picture feature.
It's exciting to see how accessible sports is becoming through online channels like ESPN3.com. And it's increasingly popular. As an example, "The U.S. vs. Slovenia was the most-viewed event ever on ESPN3.com with 798,911 unique viewers, including both live and on-demand viewing; 624,425 hours consumed; and an average time spent of 47 minutes." [ESPN MediaZone].
It's time again for the biggest sporting event of the world. If you live in the United States, the way to watch the games is on ESPN/ABC, with 52 out of the 64 games on ESPN (see World Cup TV schedule).
The event is taking place in South Africa, meaning most of the games will happen during office hours. Wouldn't it be amazing if you could watch all games online, and not miss any of the action? Well, this year it's reality with ESPN3.com. ESPN3.com is ESPN's relaunched online channel empowered by the Flash Platform.
The player experience is truly amazing. Let's look at some of the features:
Live statistics, chat, social media, e-commerce While watching the world cup games you can interact with other viewers via the chat, and follow other events through live statistics. It also includes full Facebook status update integration, featured events, 2010 Soccer Pick'em, milestones, and the ESPN Shop.
Live Dynamic Streaming, live close captioning, and multiple language versions Adaptive bitrate empowered by FMS 3.5 Live Dynamic Streaming ensures the optimal video quality based on your available bandwidth and performance. In addition advanced features you rarely see in live events include live close captioning, and the ability to select your language track to follow your team in the original language.
Picture-in-Picture and Multi-View ESPN3.com has a packed live schedule, which most likely will result in the need to watch games in parallel. No problem for the ESPN3.com player, it supports picture-in-picture ...
.. and the ability to watch multiple games simultaneously.
Real-time highlights with highlight markers World cup games are exciting to watch, but important events like goals are spread out over time, and you really don't want to use DVR to search for important scenes while missing some of the live action. ESPN3.com has the perfect solution, live markers with instant highlights.
During the game markers will become available with highlights, making it possible to watch the highlights while continuing to experience the game.
Summary It's certainly a 2010 live experience with an amazing feature set, all build with Flash Builder 4 and based on the Open Source Media Framework. The ESPN3.com experience of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa is laying the foundation to make it one of the most exciting live events in history.
Go for the cup, Germany! ;-)
Visit ESPN3.com to watch the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa.
The FIFA 2010 World Cup South Africa is here! To kick it off, VEVO is broadcasting the opening concert live on their site. Multiple camera angles in live Flash HD.
A very amazing application - Bill Gates' quote on the UJAM frontpage says is all:
"And make no mistake, there will be great applications of all kinds on the Internet - much better and far more plentiful than the ones available today. Many of tomorrow's net applications will be purely for fun, as they are today. ... You might hum a little tune of your own into a microphone and then play it back to hear what it could sound like if it were orchestrated or performed by a rock group." - Bill Gates - The Road Ahead, 1996
There are two significant product releases before the Memorial weekend: Adobe HTTP Dynamic Streaming and the official release of OSMF v 1.0.
HTTP Dynamic Streaming Flash is known for video playback, which is one of the reasons this blog exists. There were two ways to deliver video content in the past. Progressive download (unprotected), and RTMP streaming through Flash Media Server (protected). HTTP Dynamic Streaming adds an additional option by combining the RTMP features (content protection, adaptive bitrate, live, DVR, etc.) with the delivery over regular HTTP networks. What does this mean for you? Well, Adobe is not replacing RTMP, but now you can select whatever your preferred content delivery method is, and it's supported in Flash Player 10.1: Progressive download, RTMP streaming, HTTP streaming, or P2P. Combine this with the ubiquity of the Flash Player, and the choice of your online video platform shouldn't be too hard.
Open Source Media Framework (OSMF) OSMF has been released as version 1.0. As I described in The Power of OSMF, the value of having a standardized framework is significant. If you want to see OSMF in action visit ESPN3.com. And yes, OSMF supports all features of HTTP Dynamic Streaming.
With Android 2.2 with Flash slowly becoming available, there are some users who are now "trying to find Flash websites". Almost every website uses Flash today, but the root of this problem is Flash is not always visible as "Flash". Flash is often associated with intros, banners ads, or animations on the web - but there are a lot more functional use cases, which are less obvious to the users.
Here are my top examples of what Flash on Android enables:
1. Watch your favorite TV shows for free TV.com, Fox.com, TBS.com, TheWB.com, your_international_broadcaster.com. It's all Flash Video, and it all works on the Nexus One. Certain sites detect that you are on a mobile browser and redirect you to a WAP site, but this is a business decision, not a technical limitation (and there are workarounds...). With Flash Player 10.1 you can instantly access millions of hours of free video content without degrading battery life.
2. Play games for free There are hundred of thousands Flash games on the web, and flash games sites like Kongregate are already offering Flash mobile optimized catalogs. No more boring commutes, or purchasing games from an app store just to evaluate it.
3. Watch live games and events Imagine you could start watching a live event at your desk, and then take it with you to the lunch break, or into the park. Almost all live events are Flash powered now, and you can watch the next Inauguration on CNN Live, watch hockey games on NHL Gamecenter or listen to the next U2 concert on Youtube while sitting in Central Park.
4. Enjoy a consistent app experience Flash is not just in the Android browser, but also in AIR for Android - meaning an application running your Android device, which can be distributed through the app store. You can enjoy all benefits of Flash in the form on an app, including live video and a strong focus on visual expressiveness.
5. Best possible web experience Unless you are a technologist, you don't care about the Flash vs. HTML5 discussion. All you want is to be able to surf to a website, and it should simply work - not forcing you to use your laptop.
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