Adobe Flash Being Phased Out

I recently started using H5P more heavily, but I'm worried about what the removal of Adobe Flash means for the activities I've created, especially since I've used many types. How do I ensure everything keeps working after December 2020? I'm not super techie so if I need to change the embed codes (that's how I'm inserting them into Wordpress), I don't know how to do that.

BV52's picture

Hi Ruthie,

H5P does not use Flash, so you don't have to worry about this.

-BV

Thank you for your fast reply! Are you sure the Course Presentation doesn't use flash? When I was loading a page I was editing, it said right click to run flash. I just want to make sure that the one activity will work.

Thanks for your quick reply! I ask because when I was loading a page with a Course Presentation activity, it said right click to use flash. So I hope that activity will still work when flash is gone.

otacke's picture

Hi Ruthie!

H5P is completely Flash-free. It was actually developed as a reaction to Flash becoming obsolete.

Best,

Oliver 

Hello,

One of the users of my H5P interactive videos reports he's not able to play them because they use Flash.

Please see the attached picture.

Thanks!

otacke's picture

Hi!

I don't think what you highlighted is a message from H5P.

Best,

Oliver 

Thanks for your reply. Please see the new screenshot I've attached. The user who sent me that image is not able to play an interactive video and gets a "video format not supported" message.

I can play it with no problem on my end. Any reasons beyond Flash that could explain why an interactive video displays such message?

otacke's picture

Hi!

That message actually is given you by the browser, not H5P, because H5P uses the browsers' video playing capabilities. If a browser doesn't support the video format that you used for the video, then users will get that message.

Best,
Oliver