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Adobe Flash Player for Mac is software for viewing animations and movies using computer programs such as a web browser. As a multimedia authoring program, Flash Player is the virtual machine used to run the Flash files.

Adobe Flash Player is a widely distributed proprietary multimedia and application player created by Macromedia and now developed and distributed by Adobe after its acquisition.

Since the first version appeared, Adobe Flash Player family have had ten members. Now let's us have a look at all of them.



Versions of Adobe Reader for Mac

Adobe Flash Player 10

Released Time: October 2008

New Features:

  • 3D object transformations.

  • Custom filters via Pixel Bender.

  • Advanced text support.

  • Speex audio codec.

  • Real Time Media Flow Protocol (RTMFP).

  • Dynamic sound generation.

  • Vector data type.


Adobe Flash Player 9

Released Time: June 2006 ( previously named Flash Player 8.5 )

New Features:

  • Support for binary sockets.

  • Support for Regular Expressions and namespaces.


Adobe Flash Player 8

Released Time: August 2005

New Features:

  • Support for runtime loading of GIF and PNG images.

  • New video codec (On2 VP6).

  • Improved runtime performance and runtime bitmap caching.

  • Live filters and blendmodes.

  • File upload and download capabilities.

  • New text-rendering engine, the Saffron Type System.


Adobe Flash Player 7

Released Time: September 2003

New Features:

  • Supports progressive audio and video streaming (HTTP).

  • Supports ActionScript 2.0, an Object-Oriented Programming Language for developers.

  • Ability to create charts, graphs and additional text effects.


Adobe Flash Player 6

Released Time: March 2002

New Features:

  • Support for the consuming Flash Remoting (AMF) and Web Service (SOAP).

  • Supports ondemand/live audio and video streaming (RTMP).

  • Support for screenreaders via Microsoft Active Accessibility.

  • Added Sorenson Spark video codec for Flash Video

  • Support for video, application components, shared libraries, and accessibility.


Adobe Flash Player 5

Released Time: August 2000

New Features:

  • Customize the authoring environment's interface.

  • A major leap forward in capability.


Adobe Flash Player 4

Released Time: May 1999

New Features:

  • Flash Player was already being distributed with all AOL, Netscape and Internet Explorer browsers.


Adobe Flash Player 3

Released Time: 1998

New Features:

  • Added alpha transparency, licensed MP3 compression.

  • Brought improvements to animation, playback, and publishing, as well as the introduction of simple script commands for interactivity.


Adobe Flash Player 2

Released Time: 1996

New Features:

  • First version under Macromedia brand.

  • Mostly vectors and motion, some bitmaps, limited audio.

  • Support of stereo sound, enhanced bitmap integration, buttons, the Library, and the capability to tween color changes.


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