Adobe launches Flash Platform Media and Text Frameworks as Open Source
By siliconindia   |   Wednesday, 22 July 2009, 18:27 IST   |    1 Comments
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Adobe launches Flash Platform Media and Text Frameworks as Open Source
Bangalore: Adobe Systems has announced launch of two new Adobe Flash Platform open source initiatives, Open Source Media Framework (OSMF) and Text Layout Framework (TLF), for developers, media companies and publishers. "By releasing OSMF and TLF as open source, we are helping facilitate the creation and sharing of best practices for media players and rich text-based web application development. We believe these efforts will strengthen the industry and lead to the next generation of web applications, content and video experiences," said Dave McAllister, Director of Standards and Open Source, Adobe Systems. OSMF enables developers to easily create unique playback experiences that can leverage plug-ins for advertising, reporting metrics and content delivery along with standard video player features such as playback controls, video navigation, buffering and dynamic streaming. OSMF provides standard functionality along with plug-ins from third parties so content providers have the flexibility to adapt monetization strategies to specific content and the needs of their audiences. TLF goes beyond what is possible for web text layout using HTML and CSS technologies today, with support for complex languages, bidirectional text, multi-columns and other advanced typographical features and controls. It is an extensible ActionScript library built on top of the text engine in Adobe Flash Player 10 and Adobe AIR 1.5 software. "APIs that are standard in the open source Text Layout Framework from Adobe gave us a jumpstart as we leveraged the high-end components for makebook.com. With TLF we can more easily provide our customers with quality typography features and the text layout control they require for their self-publishing projects," said Mark Stanley, Founder of makebook. Akamai has joined Adobe to advance the industry toward a widely adopted, cohesive standard for media players that support Adobe Flash Platform technologies. "OSMF leverages code from Akamai's Open Video Player and Adobe's expertise and resources to assist media companies and publishers in redefining the benchmarks for online video experiences that are powered by standards based workflows." said Tim Napoleon, Chief Strategist, Digital Media, Akamai. Both OSMF and TLF are now freely available as open source software, helping content owners extend their online media efforts as they look to create new business opportunities and monetization strategies for publishing on the Web.

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