I’ve been looking at the new HTML 5.0 specifications; set out by the W3c standards. It seems that finally the very things that have driven the internet forward since the last update of HTML specifications in 1997, are now going to be catered for in a more logical fashion.

Two of the most exciting elements that await web designers are Video and Audio. Although not implemented in all new browsers yet, the initial signs are promising. However as developments in video and audio playback move forward further still, some designers will begin to see limitations in these tags.

Taking away any possible limitations that may or may not emerge when unleashed to the world of web developers, this must be worrying times for Adobe, as Flash is primarily the chosen source for video on the internet.

Seasoned developers will no doubt never forget the 101 different roads traveled down attempting to add Flash and make designs still SEO and W3c compliant. Although there are still issues when adding flash, on the whole this has been covered. But how easy will HTML5.0 make the adding of video? Will Flash become nothing more than an encoder? Have JavaScript libraries finally reached a point where developers can consider the use of them over Flash? Only time will tell. However as mentioned in my last post the versatility and SEO friendly nature of some JavaScript libraries have made the choices between Flash and JavaScript that little bit more easy.