Update Flash Player with HD Video
I dont get to play much with fun media, but this is good news for all of us. The new updated flash player is available on labs and includes support for the H.264 video codec that is used in both HD DVD and Blue-ray discs.
What does that mean for us? Well it means in the very near future we will be able to experience HD video on the web like never before. Including full screen hardware accelerated video which requires nothing more than the flash player our users already have.
And just to make sure you know they are serious about this, the new beta player is available for Windows, Mac and Linux. In fact linux gets it as a tgz or as an rpm.
21 Aug 2007 Simeon
Also of note I used the screenshot of the image from labs because it shows this story as released tomorrow the 22nd
And just in case you needed somewhere to test this wonderful little feature Erik posted some video on his site.
http://www.ericd.net/2007/08/h264-playing-in-flash-player.html