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Youtube Releases New Embed Code And 4k Resolution

David — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:10:24 +0000

Google owned Youtube is testing new code for playing/embedding videos. The new code uses an iframe and actually embeds the video using HTML 5, meaning it doesn’t require flash, or any other plugins at all. Pretty cool!

Here’s an example of using the new embed code:

The video will only play in HTML5 if certain conditions are met, such as the user having opted in, and the video not containing ads.

Another interesting update for Youtube recently was support for 4k resolution videos. While 1080p is 1920×1080 resolution, 4k is a whopping 4096×3072! Unfortunately most processors/graphics cards can’t even handle it yet, mine certainly doesn’t To try it out just change the video mode on the Youtube player for applicable videos to ‘Original.’

Here’s both updates in action:

Project Natal with Peter Molyneux Milo – Demo

David — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:34:41 +0000

A demo of the Milo API (part of Natal) made by Lionhead studios, presented at E3 2009.

“I cannot begin to stress how potentially groundbreaking this technology is. I have always stated, that motion controls for gaming, no matter what tech you used to derive your motion control, was a complete dead end for gaming, unless someone developed a revolutionary method to make it essential for gaming. To date, I have been proven 100% right in this case. Extremely few games have worked well with motion controls. And quite honestly, Milo represents the first true ‘killer ap’ in the world for the case that motion control may be the future of video games.

The unprecedented potential that Milo represents, right out of the gate, is a complete and total re-invention of the RPG and adventure game genres. Games like Shenmue, Mass Effect, Alpha Protocol, Yakuza, Fallout, Indigo Prophecy, Heavy Rain, Omikron, etc. . . . adventure games and RPGs that heavily depend on social interaction with in-game NPCs to advance in the game, would be completely and forever revolutionized using Project Natal and the Milo API.

What is an even greater portent of things to come for RPGs and adventure games, is the fact that Peter Molyneux and his team at Lionhead Studios, an RPG-centric game studio, are the ones developing the Milo API in the first place. And if that was not awesome enough for you, consider this. At a recent private play thru of Milo, it was revealed to Joystiq, that Lionhead would indeed be including Milo in a real game to see release around the same time as the Project Natal launch. Still no official date on Project Natal’s release, however judging by the polished state of Milo, I’d say definitely sometime in the next 12 to 18 months. Putting it firmly sometime within the 2009 – 2010 calender years.”

Independent Director Ted Chung

David — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 00:02:18 +0000

A Thousand Words

“Every day: so many opportunities to connect…
What if you took just one?”
An excellent short film. The first time I watched it I thought the story was simple, but I watched it several more times simply for the direction/acting/production, and slowly realized the story is very clever. The theme is circular, and you are left wondering at the end if he does it. It also took me several viewings before I even realized there is no dialogue, adding more ingenuity to the piece. By using no words, the theme of implication itself is actually implied by the movie. Post-modern beauty, film-making at its best.

Mike’s

“A reclusive roommate realizes there’s more to life than he imagined.”
Another great work of film.

On Time

Beautiful work, surprisingly deep and philosophical for such a short film.