I noticed in the HD DVD Programming Guide included with the Microsoft HD DVD Interactivity Jumpstart that there's an <object> tag in the scripting API. Where can I find more information about this tag I'm curious to see if 3rd party plug-ins/extensions will ever be a possibility with iHD, such as Flash Player.
Plug-in support with iHD?
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shawn087
Oh, wait - wrong format!
etones
The <object> tag is not extensible in the same way that HTML's <object> tag is.
The list of things you can put in an object tag (and then animate) include:
* A static or animated image (JPG / PNG / MNG / captured frame / etc.)
* A sound effect
* A "clear rect" which causes the main (or sub) video to show through any current menus
* A drawing surface that can be used by script to draw simple shapes
If you have the HD DVD spec, see sections 7.5.3.1.10 and 7.5.3.2.9
Arbitrary extensibility wouldn't work well for many reasons, not least of which is that every player (potentially) has a different CPU / Operating System / etc. and so there would be no way to create plugins for all possible players.