Andre Yoskowitz
7 Dec 2007 17:22
The final build of Adobe Flash Player 9 Update 3, also dubbed "Moviestar", has finally been released, adding streaming high-definition video support.
Flash, the dominant delivery method for Web video for years now, is actually adding support for the H.264 video Codec, one of the standard encoding choices for Blu-ray and HD DVD movies. For audio, Flash will now support High Efficiency AAC.
Another new feature is that "Adobe has enabled the hardware acceleration mode of many graphics cards, when going to full-screen mode." Previous versions relied on software acceleration and therefore the player's ability to scale a video in the best quality possible was hindered.
Online video startup Hulu will be the first partner to offer Flash video in high-definition although its HD library is small at the moment.
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