by Christina Warren
One of the most exciting — and polarizing — aspects of HTML5 is the specifications for HTML5 video. The promise of HTML5 is immense; no longer just a markup language, as robust applications can be built and deployed using the power of the browser. One of the big promises of HTML5, at least for video, is that it will be possible to serve and play back hardware-accelerated video in the browser, on a smartphone or tablet, or in an embedded device, all without having to do lots of special coding. Let’s look at some of the ways HTML5 is already influencing the future of online video, as well as some of the challenges that still exist...[continued]
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