Popularity of is Flash is declining rapidly. Recently iOS declined to support it and it might have been the final blow flash could take. HTML5 is taking its place. HTML5 has a lot of additional features over Flash. It increases user convenience manyfold. While working with flash one needs to install an additional plug in. HTML does not require any additional software. Everything needed comes inbuilt in the coding. Flash is heavier than HTML5 and takes more time to load. While working on mobile using flash is a lot cumbersome while HTML5 works seamlessly on mobile devices also. Of late Flash has also become insecure as many security vulnerabilities have been exposed because of its long run. The developers are not able to cover them up completely without a complete overhaul. Flash also uses a lot more computer power than newer counterpart HTML5.

A look into HTML5

HTML5 is an updated version of HTML. It is incredibly powerful tool for managing web content on a web page. It has a lot many advancement over its predecessor HTML. If offers increased controllability, larger library and greater functions. Due to its simplicity and robustness it can be adopted by larger domain of devices readily. It also comes with inbuilt capacity of playing videos. Apple has been its vocal proponent since its beginning. It is being adopted by large number of software and content developers.

Migrating from Flash

Whatever the case may be it can not be denied that Flash has been dominant system of content delivery for a very long time. So there is a lot of web content which is incredibly important and need to be made available readily on newer technologies. There are simple solutions available for conversion of Flash content into HTML5. There are some automated systems available to seamlessly convert the content also. For example Chrome browser does it automatically. Apart from minor glitches Chrome does the task very efficiently.

Case of the videos
Many large software firms have announced to phase out Flash gradually. Most major content publishers have stopped taking new Flash content. They are relentlessly making their old content HTML5 supportive for a smooth experience for their customer. Flash had the limitation of playing only .flv files while the scope has expanded a lot with the HTML5 player. It Is is not just increased playability with HTML5 but also its additional features. Using HTML5 a publisher can make its videos more engaging and interactive. Specially in case of advertisers it makes miles of difference.

The field of web technology is evolving very fast. The natural consequence of this is phasing out of older technologies and incorporation of more effective and newer technologies. Development of HTML5 has expanded the content delivery scope a lot. HTML5 is definitely the way forward for effective content delivery now.