Adobe Demos Flash to HTML5 Conversion Tool

It appears that it is specifically converting to SVG (+ javascript animation), given the speaker’s comments about how high-res (not PNG or <video>) and not computationally expensive (not <canvas>) the exported graphics are.

I know many folks saw this and the Adobe Edge tools as something Adobe would be creating in the future but it is really nice to see them in action already and I can't wait to get my hands on the first release build to take a look at just what they are kicking out code wise.

Prior to the purchase of Macromedia, Adobe was actually a large proponent of SVG. See <a href="http://www.adobe.com/svg" rel="nofollow">http://www.adobe.com/svg</a>. Adobe tried to compete directly with Flash with products such as LiveMotion and the SVG exporter for Illustrator. After the Macromedia purchase, Adobe's SVG investments clearly dwindled. However, in light of new competition, SVG may once again prove its worth.

Its heartening to know how adobe is trying to co-exist with HTML5.<p>Their revenue model historically based upon flash content tools, and not flash as technology. and Now they are focusing their energies to make better tools for HTML5, not fighting it.

Ah, this might be bad news for <a href="http://smokescreen.us" rel="nofollow">http://smokescreen.us</a><p>I've been watching them hopefully for a couple months, and it's been looking pretty good (see the demo of Strongbad in js here: <a href="http://smokescreen.us/demos/sb45demo.html" rel="nofollow">http://smokescreen.us/demos/sb45demo.html</a> ), but unless they end up with a better product than the code Adobe rolls out, their program will probably get little use. If it wasn't supposed to be open source, I could suggest he sell it to people with noncurrent versions of CS who didn't want to upgrade, but just wanted the HTML5 export feature.

I don't see any interactivity with it. That's the problem I see. Otherwise it's a scrolling animated movie.<p>When I see an interactive RIA so easily converted to HTML5 then I will be impressed.

<i>Historical fun fact: Flash Professional used to export Java, as that was the relevant runtime of the day. Tools evolve to meet viewer demands.</i><p>Anyone else notice that "fun fact"? Sounds more like Adobe's way of implying that HTML5 might just be a "fad".