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Flash to HTML5
This project involved the porting of 65 HTML courses to a new framework.
Conversion Process
The conversion process involved the following steps:-
- Running the courses through a porting tool designed by the client, which was supposed to convert the courses to the new framework.
- Check for errors that the porting tool might have introduced into the course during the process.
- Correct these errors manually.
- Run the corrected courses through a W3C Batch Validator.
- Upload the corrected courses on to the client’s FTP
Focus EduVation Process
Focus EduVation set up a team of 35 resources proficient in HTML5, JavaScript, and JQuery. Supporting this team was a team of 5 QA resources, who were also adept at these technologies. Leading the effort was a team of 5 very senior programming resources.
Issues Faced
To start with, we ran into a few issues that were not exactly covered in the initial discussions with the client. Some of these issues are highlighted, below:-
- No Framework:- Most courses were legacy courses and had no framework. So, the porting tool did not do a very efficient job of converting them to the new structure.
Solution: We recreated the sitemaps to match the new framework. We made some necessary tweaks to the porting tool with the client’s permission and then ported the courses. Though this improved the efficiency of the process, there were still a lot of fixes that had to be manually done.
- Porting Tool Issues:-
- The porting tool did not very efficiently do its job of converting the courses to the new framework.
- A lot of clean-up was required after porting.
- Quite often, it failed to port interactivities, videos, and content.
- Tables and other legacy HTML did not get ported. Most old courses were almost entirely made up of tables, so this became quite an issue.
- Interactivities did not port correctly.
Solution: We had to do a lot of manual porting to deal with this.
- Flash Files: Interactivities designed in Flash in the legacy courses did not port or function correctly.
Solution: We reworked these interactivities to make them function correctly.
Project Outcome
- We completed the project in a short period of two months.
- The client was extremely pleased with our effort. We were assigned two more courses done by other vendors that had not passed the client’s stringent QA process
Thought Leadership
Flash played an essential role in making the internet a more immersive, exciting environment. Soon, though, educators will need to make a transition away from Flash content to HTML5 videos. Planning the transition now will make it easier for you to include compelling video content on your institution’s website. Adobe Plans to End…
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