Flash Video in Popups
MidWestStockFootage
8 Aug 2015 19:55
The hover popups for video and audio require Flash to view. However, when you click on a clip to view the page, it uses HTML5 and works fine.
You need to update the popup players to use HTML5. More and more people are either not installing Flash or removing it (it's company policy where I work to remove it and I've removed it from my laptop).
You need to update the popup players to use HTML5. More and more people are either not installing Flash or removing it (it's company policy where I work to remove it and I've removed it from my laptop).
MidWestStockFootage
8 Aug 2015 19:57
ps. If it helps your devs to get this fixed quicker, using Flash video players now lowers your SEO score on Google and Yahoo and I know you guys are ALL ABOUT SEO.
sebolla74
9 Aug 2015 15:15
Well...if pond5 needs contributors to point this out i'm quite worried...
thanx midwest....actually pond5 is the last agency on earth still using flash...
thanx midwest....actually pond5 is the last agency on earth still using flash...
MidWestStockFootage
13 Aug 2015 23:04
Jonathon, did you catch this?
jonathan
13 Aug 2015 23:09
I have read this thread, yes, but I'm afraid I don't have any real updates or information to share.
We have a professional and experienced team of developers, and personally, I have faith that they are making smart choices with regard to future design implementations. Coding is largely over my head though, so I'm not sure I'd understand if they explained any of it to me. The last time I wrote anything in C++ I was in high school.
Flash and Java both have caused different issues with various aspects of Pond5 in the past. The batch downloader, for example, relies on Java, and is largely non-functional. The team is completely aware of that stuff. I haven't heard that there are plans to completely remove Flash implementations, but I believe the primary previews on item pages are written in HTML5.
I'll try to ask about Flash for the mouseover previews, and if I get any new, more, or better information, I'll be sure to share.
We have a professional and experienced team of developers, and personally, I have faith that they are making smart choices with regard to future design implementations. Coding is largely over my head though, so I'm not sure I'd understand if they explained any of it to me. The last time I wrote anything in C++ I was in high school.
Flash and Java both have caused different issues with various aspects of Pond5 in the past. The batch downloader, for example, relies on Java, and is largely non-functional. The team is completely aware of that stuff. I haven't heard that there are plans to completely remove Flash implementations, but I believe the primary previews on item pages are written in HTML5.
I'll try to ask about Flash for the mouseover previews, and if I get any new, more, or better information, I'll be sure to share.
MidWestStockFootage
14 Aug 2015 00:02
I just wanted to make sure you had read it and would pass it along.
And yes, the primary preview on pages is HTML5. But the popups are still Flash. I had to remove flash from a couple computers at work and I voluntarily removed it from my laptop. Makes Pond5 difficult to use at times. FWIW, ShutterStock, VideoBlocks and most other sties are already converted to HTML5. Sorry to say, once again, Pond5 is behind in technology.
And yes, the primary preview on pages is HTML5. But the popups are still Flash. I had to remove flash from a couple computers at work and I voluntarily removed it from my laptop. Makes Pond5 difficult to use at times. FWIW, ShutterStock, VideoBlocks and most other sties are already converted to HTML5. Sorry to say, once again, Pond5 is behind in technology.