Re: FN-FORUM: innovative web video

date posted 1st October 2003 16:46

Some good points there.

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From: "Rob Thyssen" [EMAIL REMOVED]
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Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 4:47 PM
Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: innovative web video


>
> On Wednesday 01 Oct 2003 4:27 pm, Dan Cook wrote:
> > The fact is, Flash isn't shit, it's amazing. It's just the majority of
> > Flash designers that are shit.
>
> lol!
> bud true moment there!
>
> I've done my share of shitty flash. Actually I think the argument is moot
> since flash is a delivery mechanism. I'm a developer and my content get's
> served up as xml (generally). It is then available for delivery via Flash,
> CSS (XSLT), or can even be printed onto bogroll.
>
> What I'd like to see more of is: alternative delivery mechanisms for the
same
> content. If flash is detected, use flash. Where most content providers
fall
> down is in their failure to cover all possibilities. That's usually
because
> most budgets only cover one delivery mechanism. They take on a web dev
firm
> who puts their flash guy on the job and he makes a whiz bang flash app. Or
> they put the developer on it and he produces HTML. Then the web dev firm
> says: Job Done! But it aint. It's only half or quarter done since only one
> eventuality has been covered.
>
> I'd like to say that I always do the whole job properly. In fact, I rarely
> find a client who wants the whole jobe done properly. Most are happy if
they
> can see it on *their* browser.
>
> /rob
>
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