2052 Press Release Edited By Applelinks Contributing Editor Charles W. Moore

Adobe Flash Player is the high-performance, lightweight, highly expressive client runtime that delivers powerful and consistent user experiences across major operating systems, browsers, mobile phones, and devices.

Adobe Labs features prerelease versions of the Flash Player 9 Update software. The beta is an opportunity for developers and consumers to test and provide early feedback to Adobe on new features, enhancements, and compatibility with previously authored content.

This update, codenamed “Moviestar,� includes new features, enhancements and bug fixes for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux versions of Flash Player 9, including:

• Support for H.264 video and HE-AAC audio codecs (new Aug. 21).
• Multi-core support for vector rendering.
• Full screen mode with hardware scaling.
• Flash Player cache for common platform components, such as the Flex framework.
• Support for Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA) in the Windows plug-in.

See the release notes for more information regarding this prerelease technology.

Please help us ensure that this release will be of the highest quality by installing and using this player. To learn more about the features of Flash Player 9, read Introducing Flash Player 9 within the Developer Center. You can learn more about the features and enhancements of the Flash Player 9 Update beta in the Product Details section below, and the FAQ on the wiki.

* Release versions of Flash Player 9 Update for Windows, Macintosh, Linux, and Solaris are now available from the Flash Player Download Center on Adobe.com.

For more information, visit:
http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashplayer9/

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