Essential Developer Tools
Flash Content Embed
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/flashembedcagematch/
“How can you best embed Flash content?”
It should be a simple question, but is likely to evoke a lot of different opinions and arguments, as each of the many available embedding techniques have their own pros and cons. In this article, I will look into the complexities and subtleties of embedding Flash content and examine the most popular embedding methods to see how good they really are.
The key ingredients of a great Flash embedding method:
- Standards Compliance
- Cross-Browser Support
- Support for Alternative Content
- Avoidance of Flash Content/Player Mismatches
- Auto-Activation of Active Content
- Ease Of Implementation
http://code.google.com/p/swfobject/
What is SWFObject?
- Offers two optimized Flash Player embed methods; a markup based approach and a method that relies on JavaScript
- Offers a JavaScript API that aims to provide a complete tool set for embedding SWF files and retrieving Flash Player related information
- Utilizes only one small JavaScript file (10Kb / GZIPed: 3.9Kb)
- Is the successor of SWFObject 1.5, UFO and the Adobe Flash Player Detection Kit
- Intends to unify all existing Flash Player embed methods and provide a new standard for embedding Adobe Flash Player content
Why should you use SWFObject?
- Is more optimized and flexible than any other Flash Player embed method around
- Offers one solution for everybody: It shouldn’t matter if you are an HTML, Flash, or JavaScript developer, there should be something in it for everyone
- Breaks the cycle of being locked into vendor specific markup and promotes the use of web standards and alternative content
- Uses unobtrusive JavaScript and JavaScript best practices
- Is easy to use
