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For Your Reading Pleasure: EasyCaptions

Introducing EasyCaptions: A simple system for adding captions and an interactive transcript to online videos. EasyCaptions uses progressive enhancement to provide the best possible experience for all visitors, regardless of their browser’s JavaScript, HTML5 or Flash support.
Demonstration
Background
I don’t produce much video these days, but as a web surfer I often encounter other people’s videos, and [...]

Dear Apple and Adobe

Neither of you are choir boys, and I’m fed up with your bickering.

HTML5 Video, minus Ogg

Mozilla, the makers of Firefox, refuse to support the MP4/H.264 standard because it isn’t open-source and free from licensing constraints. Without Ogg, Firefox’s HTML5 video is rendered useless and requires a Flash-based fallback system. However, Firefox’s handling of the video element breaks the fallback mechanism. A scripted solution is required.

Here’s a simple script that will detect whether HTML 5 video is supported in the browser, and if it is, will check to see if this is Firefox. If yes, it deletes the specified video element but leaves the Flash fallback in its place.

Introducing LearnSWFObject.com

I’m happy to introduce you to my latest project, LearnSWFObject.com

What feature is missing from your e-learning development tool?

I have some simple questions I’d love to get feedback on.
I’m curious about what people are looking for in their e-learning authoring tools, specifically:

What feature is your current tool missing that you would love to see implemented? Support for team collaboration? Support for themes or custom CSS styling? Support for language localization? A [...]

Adobe E-Learning Products “Sneak Peeks”

Summary of “Sneak Peeks” session @ Adobe Summit today. Includes details about the Adobe E-Learning Suite and Adobe Captivate 4.

FlashCamp and Flash CS4

A quickie post about FlashCamp and Flash CS4

ECMAScript vs JavaScript vs ActionScript: Do you know the difference?

If you’re trying to use SCORM in your e-learning, you’ve undoubtedly heard of JavaScript and ActionScript. But do you know the different between ECMAScript, JavaScript, and ActionScript?

Alex Russell has provided definitions for many of the ECMAScript-related names you might be reading about these days, including ECMAScript (3, 3.1, 4), ActionScript 3, Harmony, and JavaScript 2.

Very helpful!

Via Ajaxian.

Competing RIA technologies

My previous post discussed selecting technology for e-learning courseware. Today CNET published an article discussing the various technologies vying for dominance in the rich internet application (RIA) market: Flash, HTML, Ajax: Which will win the Web app war?
It’s a good article for those not really familiar with the latest in the RIA world.
Since e-learning courseware [...]

Choosing a specific technology for your e-learning courseware

This question came in via email. I figured I would post it (keeping the author anonymous) because these are very common questions, and maybe this post can help other people out. I also want to give others the opportunity to throw in their 2 cents! :)