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Re:Google now automatically converts Flash ads to HTML5 by itsjareds on Thursday February 26, 2015 @01:11PM (#9114059)
On a related note: can someone explain the advantages of Swiffy over Shumway? Upon first glance, it looks like Shumway has the ability to translate Actionscript to Javascript and the Flash visual elements to HTML5 elements. Whereas with Swiffy, the SWF is just converted to what's basically an animated SVG. What would make Swiffy more attractive for Google to use over Shumway if Shumway seems to be a more complete solution?
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Re:Google now automatically converts Flash ads to HTML5 by TD-Linux on Thursday February 26, 2015 @03:02PM (#9115061)
Shumway is a very heavyweight dynamic recompiler and includes a complex canvas/webGL rendering engine. Shipping it just for an ad is a bit much.

Naturally, Swiffy's method is quite limited in what Flash features it can support, but that's OK for its purpose.

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Re:Google now automatically converts Flash ads to HTML5 by bshimmin on Thursday February 26, 2015 @01:52PM (#9114410)
Most Flash ads don't really have a great deal of ActionScript in them beyond the odd call to stop and play in the timeline.
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