Substitute for flash file with mind in ios devices

[cool11]

I have a web page with some flash files (.swf video) inside. I will not deal with html5 conversion at this momment. The tools avalaible now are not mature. 50k swf video was converted to a 700k pack of files with adobe wallaby application.

So, I want to add some lines of html(or something like that) in my page, so that it will recognise when an apple device ipad-iphone-ipod (except mac) browse the web page, and make it display a simple .jpg file instead of .swf flash file.

Can you please help me accomplish this task?

 

[AdrianK]

I can't tell you how to do it, but "User agent" detection is what you're looking for, should help with searching Google.

 

[cool11]

I read somewhere about java video players but I do not know if it is a good idea.

 

[samwich]

You could maybe use swfObject (google it) to embed your flash files via javascript. Then there is a parameter that you can specify HTML alternative content in case the user's browser doesn't support flash.

 

[manueld]

The Flash Satay method of embedding flash should work in this instance since it provides alternate content:

http://www.alistapart.com/articles/flashsatay

 

[lucidmedia]

The tools avalaible now are not mature. 50k swf video was converted to a 700k pack of files with adobe wallaby application.

Even when the technologies are mature, when has shoveling content from one incompatible format to another ever been efficient?

I second with the SWFObject suggestion. All flash sites should be using it as it is far better than the standard embed. This will give you a simple fallback for any browser that does not support SWF.

 

[manueld]

I'd like to ask, why are you converting the SWF video file instead of the original movie file? You probably would get better compression if you used the original file.