Adobe’s new Media Player "Flash based" with Offline Viewing
At the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show in Las Vegas. Adobe introduced a new application for viewing media on the desktop this morning The application is called Adobe Media Player, which the company says builds upon the base of Adobe’s Flash Player to help expand Adobe’s video solutions online.
Unlike the current Flash Player, Adobe Media Player will enable content providers to monetize their media and provide new ways to distribute it. The application even offers options to protect their media through the use of “streaming encryption, content integrity protection, and identity-based protection.”
From the user perspective, Adobe claims that Media Player will offer higher-quality Flash playback than previously available. The application will also have the ability to play videos offline, “ways to discover interesting new shows,” fullscreen capabilities, viewer ratings, and a Favorites feature that can automatically download new episodes of a show or podcast series. Adobe hopes the new cross-platform player will compete with the likes of Apple’s QuickTime or Microsoft’s Windows Media Player.
[Source: Arstechnica Adobe's new Media Player: bring it on, QuickTime and WMP]
Wow, there is a lot in this announcement.
I love that Adobe is entering this space — it should provide good competition with Apple (which means, improved features for us).
Ultimately, how ever, these services — what Shelly Palmer calls “over the top” delivery — all compete with a bigger force — Cable and Satellite TV.
Shelly’s got some good analysis of where this is all heading. After reading his article, I can’t help but think things are getting very interesting.
Becca