Streaming Media - December 2007/January 2008 - (Page 56) AIRb DELIVERING VIDEO TO THE DESKTOP WITH ADOBE AIR By Lee Brimelow S ome of the most compelling applications on the web today are rich internet applications (RIAs) that include Adobe Flash Player-compatible video. These web experiences have transformed the way users expect to engage with rich content outside the browser as well. Today, many web developers are looking to move rich content from the web to the desktop, enabling people to engage with content at their convenience online or offline. They're extending the reach, availability, and quality of RIAs while providing people new ways of accessing and experiencing content. The advantages of better integrating video into desktop applications are numerous. For instance, corporate training efforts can benefit greatly from applications that deliver video to the desktop. With dispersed teams and people working in the field, companies find that employees, partners, and others are often not connected to the internet. But they still need ready access to training and safety applications. Adobe AIR—available in beta from Adobe Labs (http://labs.adobe.com), with the 1.0 release planned for early 2008—enables developers to address this challenge. 56 STREAMING MEDIA December 2007/January 2008
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