Re: [whatwg] Video proposals

> Like you, I think that <video> element is a good thing, easier to
> manipulate than <object> element. Nowadays, there are more and more
> videos on the Web and we shouldn't let Flash inaccessible and
> in-interoperable video players playing all multimedia video content. So,
> we have to use a simple useful element to insert easily a video on a
> webpage. <video> element could do that.

I don't think this has anything to do with Flash nor should it. Apples
and oranges.

I also think <video> is a great idea, however I would like to see the
ability to change the playback speed of the movie through the API (eg.
x0.5, x1.5, x2, etc). I think there is a strong use case for usability
in being able to change the playback rate. I often watch recorded
talks/lectures (like the talk Timb recently gave about the future of
the Web to US Congress [1]) in Windows Media Player at x2 the normal
playback rate. I think such functionality would be helpful to a lot of
people, particularly in an educational setting.

And I also think it's  about time that <audio> becomes a first class
citizen too!:)

Kind regards,
-- 
Marcos Caceres
http://datadriven.com.au

[1] http://www.w3.org/News/2007#item35