Flash to HTML5 with Google Swiffy (Video Tutorial)

When HTML5 was originally proposed as a replacement for Flash, I was skeptical but the capabilities of HTML5 have improved steadily. One exciting example of what can already be done to convert flash SWF files directly to HTML5 is found in a project called Google Swiffy. Swiffy only supports a subset of older ActionScript 2 code, but it does an impressive job rendering graphics, masks, animation, dynamic text and scripted behavior into a single HTML file that runs on up-to-date web browsers and mobile devices.

For the uninitiated, HTML5 represents a group of related technologies that include an updated HTML specification, a collection of Javascript libraries, support for SVG Graphics and new CSS3 formatting code. If you’re not a coder, all you need to know about HTML5 is that it supports a wide range of functions and features, and it runs on Apple’s Mobile devices without a plug-in.

As conversion resources like Adobe Wallaby and Adobe’s Create JS Tool Kit expand the possibilities for converting Flash ActionsSript 3 content to HTML5, Swiffy offers a powerful way to repurpose simple animation and interactive content for the mobile web and for new ePub3 eBooks when new eReader devices come out later this year.

From:graphicdesign.com