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Those of us in the television business are surrounded by news, both national and local, every day. For many of us, it's why we got into television in the first place. But when it comes to news and information, is television being trumped by the Internet?
The answer would seem obvious if you're under 50; a recent report from the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press illustrates the fact that when it comes to the news, the proverbial "tipping point" has been reached. But it also reveals a number of interesting (and some would say sobering) facts that broadcasters should be concerned about.
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The national survey, conducted in December among 1,500 adults (reached by cell and landlines), revealed that for the first time, more consumers under the age of 30 are getting their news and information from the Internet, surpassing television as their main source. For the 65 and older set, almost 80 percent still cite television as their main source while only 14 percent count on the Internet and for the 30-49 age group, Pew predicts that the Internet will soon surpass television as the news leader.
Among the four main media sources, newspapers showed the greatest decline, followed by television (although it came in fourth among media most accessed, radio showed the greatest stability). Overall, television remains the leader, at 66 percent, with the Internet at 41 percent, newspapers, 31 percent and radio 16 percent. As recently as three years ago, three quarters of all Americans counted television as their main source of news, according to the research group. The bottom line? Among all age groups, television is declining as the main source of information.
For college graduates, about half get their news from television and half from the Internet. Household income is also tied to television's popularity as almost three quarters of households with incomes under $30,000 get their news from television rather than from the Internet. As expected, the rise of the Internet as the main news source has mirrored the penetration of broadband over the last decade and those households that are more likely to afford broadband are more likely to get their news on the Web.
For those that did cite television as their main information source, more consumers get their television news from cable news channels (36 percent), followed by the networks (22 percent) and local (16 percent). While local news remained fairly constant as a news source, cable news declined by 7 points and broadcast networks declined 8 percent compared to 5 years ago.
While not overly surprising, the report validates what most of us have predicted all along—namely that with the exception of perhaps home shopping networks and infomercials, everything else on television is moving online. But it also proposes the erroneous assumption that this is bad news for broadcasters, and that's just not the case.
Pew didn't indicate which news sites were the most popular. TV station websites, while competitive among those looking online for local news, are just a small element of what broadcasters need to consider when looking to attract eyeballs. Mobile and even IPTV (in the form of on-demand, for example) should all be part of a station's business plan these days.
Yes, consumers are increasingly turning away from the TV set and going online for their news, but that doesn't mean they have to turn away from what for many is their best source for local news: their local broadcaster, who is more likely to be the first on the scene when breaking news happens. More than ever, broadcasters need to ensure that they look beyond the traditional TV set and continue to increase their presence in a multiplatform world, where, to the news junkie, news video is news video, regardless of whether they see it on a TV screen, computer monitor or smartphone. And it's not necessarily the device that matters but rather, the source.
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Spectacular fresh pastas and sauces-- don't miss out on the beef shortrib! Great atmosphere and exceptionally friendly wait staff.
Lavagna was a ton of fun for a group of us to unwind, grab some mimosas, and enjoy really good brunch food. It was a bit loud, and one end of the table couldn't really hear the other, but our waitress was great, and our glasses were always full. Menu is slightly limited, but all the options at our table were done well. Would definitely recommend for a group of 4, so that everyone could hear each other.
Went here for a friend's low-key birthday celebration. Reservation was simple through OpenTable, and for a fairly small restaurant, they were very accommodating of our group of 8. Love the emphasis on food done right (local farms). Food was delicious, though a little slow. Pesto and shortrib were outstanding. Great red wine selection and fun craft cocktails! Would be just as good for an easy weeknight meal with your significant other. Definitely plan to return.
In the Capitol Hill District of Wash D.C. there is an Italian restaurant named Lavanga which has some of the best authentic Italian food. they are a farm to table restaurant and all of their pasta is homemade and the Charcuterie is amazing. You must also save room for dessert and order their tiramisu which is one of a kind in taste and presentation. I also want to note that the service I received was first rate from start to finish. This is now our favorite Italian restaurant.
My book club alternates brunch in Capitol Hill and SW. Lavagna's food was delcious and unique. I had the Italian sausage gravy on foccacia and a fruit plate. Though it was a very heavy meal, I enjoyed the flavor of the dish and it's unique spin on the Southern recipe. The fruit plate was substantial and delicious. My group did not partake in bottomless mimosas because of the heat, but our water glasses could have been refilled and given the heat, I would have appreciated ice in my glass. I ordered fresh squeezed juice and was not asked if I wanted another glass. I think the service was good, but could be better. We arrive ahead of time and had made a reservation and our table was not ready. I would go back as the food was amazing.
We got the goat cheese and spinach omelet and the nutella mascarpone pancakes for Sunday brunch. The pancakes looked like they had sat for too long, and what was once a blob of nutella mascarpone melted into a wet brown spot on the top pancake. I was ready to be disappointed, but they turned out really delicious. The omelet was very good, but nothing to rave about. The pre-mixed bottomless mimosas were room temperature, which was fine with me, but could turn off some customers. Our server was very busy and didn't chat about anything, but did keep our glasses full. Overall, despite the few minor gripes, the meal was significantly better than what I consider an average brunch, and I would recommend it.
The food was great - the duck was especially good. Enjoyed the overall experience.
This was our 4th visit and we continue to enjoy both the food and drinks.
Brunch here was absolutely fantastic! The mimosa's were delicious and the food came out in a timely manner and was absolutely delicious!!! A truly wonderful time!
The mascarpone pancakes were delectable (our awesome waiter Steve even brought additional choco-nutella sauce with no hassle). Adding honey butter that comes with the focaccia bread (definitely ask for some!) makes them out of this world. Bottomless mimosas: refreshing and the right amount of boozy. And my glass was always quickly refilled (which as any good brunch go-er know, very important). Service: We cam at prime time so the place was bustling, but our waiter manged to still strike the perfect balance between friendly and efficient. All in all, I can't wait to go back!
We enjoyed our meal very much. I highly recommend the scallops and the charcuterie. We had allergy concerns and the staff was very accommodating.
Had a group of friends go here for brunch this past weekend. We each got a different dish and were fully pleased with everything. We also all split the chicken and waffles, which were out of this world! The truffled potatoes that accompany nearly every dish are perhaps reason enough to return. As it started to drizzle, my friends and I moved inside, where it was much louder, but not in a bad way. We were hoping that our bottomless mimosas would continue even though we had finished eating. Alas, our glasses were only refilled when we expressly asked that they be. Overall, though, everything was good and I'll certainly be back!
My wife has been desperately searching for good gluten-free pasta, and this place delivered. Since I'm not gluten free, I was able to enjoy the pappardelle and the bread too. The charcuterie was dynamite, especially the duck prosciutto and the goat cheese. The wine and beer lists were impressive, and the service very attentive. Outstanding time overall, and we'll be back!
Found this place on Open Table while searching for something in DC on 8th Street. The neighborhood great and lively. Wife ordered the Corzetti Seafood and I ordered the Rockfish. Both excellent. Waitstaff attentive, friendly, and ambience relaxing.
Birthday brunch, for a whose who and a tween teen! It was a perfect setting for both! The tween teen thought the pancakes were amazing! He gave it a thumbs up and a return request. What can I say, the tween teen loves fine dining wi a casual atmosphere. The whose who was her birthday! Early 40s, she is posh and very trendy! And she loved the place. Guess so, it was her recommendation. It is a must try. Has a little for everyone :)
I love this place because of the combination of good food (always very good homemade Italian with quality ingredients), good service, and incredible prices. The portions are such that I only ever need to get the half dinner portions, which comes out to like $10 a plate for really good homemade pasta. I've had good homemade pasta elsewhere and this is the same, nothing out of the ordinary in the class of good Italian restaurants (although obviously much better than your typical Maggiano's type place) but the service is always very competent and the price just can't be beat. The charcuterie plate is also one of the best I've ever had. Lavagna is one of my favorite standbys in the neighborhood (plus I love the outdoor seating in good weather).
Had a wonderful time at Lavagna for a 7 person brunch. I made reservations based on a blog that rated Lavagna the best brunch of 2012, and it did not disappoint. We all agreed that we would return.
My guest and I really enjoyed dining at Lavagna. The pancakes are amazing. The crab omelet was good too. I always like bottomeless mimosas and, surprisingly, it was not "brunch crazy". There was certainly quite a few people there but the staff seemed calm and prepared.
Went for brunch in a party of 3. When we arrived no outside seating was available, but the hostess help us keep an eye out for once an outside table opened. She was super nice and we enjoyed joking with her.
Highly recommend for brunch, especially the bottomless mimosas and omelettes. Very attentive wait staff and overall enjoyable experience.
After doing a little research, my roommate and I settled on Lavagna for our restaurant week lunch. The set menu was delicious and was way more food than we could eat. The pork belly in particular was wonderful, and the blackberry black pepper waffles were amazing. It was very quiet as it was lunchtime and Congress is in recess so Barracks Row was a little quieter than normal. We sat outside under an umbrella, started with wine and had a delicious lunch!
We took advantage of Restaurant Week to visit Lavagna for lunch yesterday and boy, were we happy with the entire experience! I was a bit worried when I walked in for my 1:15 p.m. reservation and there were NO other restaurant patrons, but my fears were soon set to rest. The service was attentive without being obtrusive and the server quickly realized that this was a "catch-up" lunch so she gave us plenty of time between visits to the table. I was also a bit concerned by how limited the restaurant week menu was (2 appetizer, 3 entree and 2 dessert selections), but again, my fears were allayed by the AMAZING food. With it's proximity to the Eastern Market Metro station, this restaurant delivers on ALL levels. Highly recommended.
Amazingly fresh ingredients crafted into fantastic dishes, served by an attentive, knowledgeable, and friendly staff. What more can you ask for in such a great neighborhood as Barracks Row. Iff the only thing you can find "wrong" is they can't make a specific cocktail because they ran out of their housemade orange liquor - you know you are in a place that cares about the art of dining and knows how to keep it fun and approachable. Oh, and if you get Jason as your server you will be doubly pleased. Great guy.
Lavagna has been open for about two years -- and it consistently surpasses our expectations. The food is local and made from scratch. The pastas are fantastic, as was the chicken and waffles (a dish which may only be around because of restaurant week). You can also get small plates of the pastas, if you want to try a couple of different dishes (recommended). The ravioli are always stand-out. Their wine list is also great, and the wine flights are fun. Their front patio has a great ambience. Completely reasonable prices. The upstairs bar is surprisingly cool as well -- a place to sip cocktails and watch sports, and quiet enough that you can easily hear your companions.
Lavagna is always a great meal with fine service. Wish there was at least one vegetarian entree. As it is, there's only one vegetarian pasta.
Ruby remembered me and as always greeted. The Chicken and waffles were delicious.
Met up for dinner here with a few coworkers before walking to watch a Nationals game. Loved the homemade pasta and the unique beer selection. Thanks!
We love going to Lavagna for bunch. Great use of local ingredients. The sausage gravy is outstanding.
This was a great restaurant. I have been eyeing the brunch menu for awhile. I must say it did not let me down. The service could have been a little better. Our server was quite friendly but not as attentive as I would have liked. The restaurant wasn't very busy so he should have been more attentive. However, that aside, the food and place was fabulous.
My beau and I had an early dinner here on a Friday night. We sat outside and watched Barrack's Row go by, it was lovely. The food tasted great, a bit small portions for the price, but the food is local and inventive. He had the Ravioli--and LOVED it, I had the Panzanella salad and half risotto--it was very good. Local brews, wines and spirits. I've also had brunch here before, and it was just as tasty!
The charcuterie is wonderful. So good, in fact, that we could have had cocktails, charcuterie, salad and dessert, without the need for entree.
Lavagna is one of my favorite restaurants in DC. I'm continually impressed by the quality of their food and the bill never seems to break the bank. Try the chicken. Really.
Lavagna must have been on their brunch game this past Saturday as this was my best experience so far brunching at the restaurant. The restaurant was busy, but our food and drinks came out SUPER quickly and everything was delicious. The waitress brought me honey for my tea and kept bringing me hot water for more tea. All of our requests were accommodated almost instantly. This is why this is the first place I recommend when someone asks me to pick the brunch spot.
It took a while for the waitress to initially attend to our table. (I believe she was just overwhelmed). But once I flagged her down, she was very attentive. The food and atmosphere are great. Try the potatoes!
Our dining party has now experienced Lavagna twice - and both dinners were fantastic. Each item ordered by each person was so very good, as is the service. Ruby has been our server both times, and she's terrific. Bravo!
I went to Lavagna because they agreed to donate 25% of their profits on 10/17 to the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (a truly wonderful space nearby). We started with cocktails at the upstairs bar -moderately priced hand made cocktails were a pleasant start to our meal. We moved to our table and were served by the bartender who was very charming. We all had a hard time deciding what to order. Each of us started with a different salad composed of local seasonal produce. I had a perfect beet salad and my friends had one with apple and another with pear. We also shared a ravioli fritta which was perfect - the filling was goat cheese and a warm duck.egg. and the sauce was a rich marinara. So delicious! I highly recommend Lavagna!
Amazing service as always. This is my third time for brunch for a reason! Keep up the amazing work and we will be back soon.
First time at Lavagna brunch. The waitress told us that they take brunch very seriously there. She was not kidding. My salmon was smoked in house. Everything was fresh and homemade, even the delicious ketchup (for brunch potatoes). I can't recommend this enough.
There were 6 of us at dinner & every meal got a rave review, most of us favoring the pasta. Our party was seated in a small alcove, giving us plenty of quiet space. The service was memorably great. Food was on time, right temperature, served correctly. No rush, but a good pace. Excellent pricing. Liked the smaller portions of pasta available - allowed us to indulge in a shared appetizer and desserts. All in all a lovely evening. I have been there a couple of times before and will continue to patronize Lavagna as often as I can!
Was in DC to run the Marine Corps Marathon made reservations for my pre-race meal. Arrived at 6:30 pm and was very glad I made reservations because the place was packed and there was a long wait for tables. I ordered a pear and Gorgonzola salad and the fettuccine with lamb ragu. The salad was very tasty and had small pieces of well-cured bacon that added a nice touch. It was perhaps a bit overpriced ($9) for a relatively small serving. The fettuccine serving was generous, but not excessive. The dollop of ricotta gave a wonderful creaminess. The service was outstanding throughout. This is a good place for date night, but seating is tight and don't expect a lot of privacy.
Had a wonderful brunch while sitting outdoors on a gorgeous fall day. Food was tasty, service was attentive. Overall good experience.
THE BEST MEAL / hand made pasta; divine sauces; stellar service; half portions -- an idea which should be everywhere; tiramisu from Heaven; well spaced seating. GO!
Great neighborhood Italian restaurant with homemade pasta! Also, a delicious gluten-free pasta option is available.
I have enjoyed Lavagna twice in the past few months. I chose it based on location and the desire to eat pasta the first time. I chose it the second time because the first visit was so good. The food was delicious. One friend had the duck - he made all of us taste it because it was so good. I was happily surprised at the variety of dishes and that there was a choice of portion sizes. The small portion of pasta was perfect for me, a good eater, without being too little. The atmosphere was warm and cozy. Both times I met a group, 4 & 7 guests. We were welcomed and enjoyed the small room at the rear of the restaurant both times. The price was very reasonable. It was a great place to get together with friends visiting DC.
The food wasn't the best. Tuffle potatoes are good. Our waitress kept our glasses full and that makes up for the subpar food!
Loved the great deal they had on their bottomless - they weren't too orangey either! Great mix, got pretty tipsy and the food was SO flavorful and delicious.
...with a very good meal, at a very good price, in a neighborhood with very competitive restaurants. It doesn't matter if it's a business dinner, a friend, or a date, Lavagna is always a hit. Portion sizes are sometimes hard to judge... the difference between a half, and a whole, is sometimes a bit small, other times not. Be sure to ask your server, no biggie.
My friend and I were both trying this restaurant out for the first time and we thought it was fantastic! We both appreciated the fresh and locally sourced ingredients; however, what made it a truly excellent meal was a combination of warm hospitality and creative culinary combinations. While my carbonara--a decadent dish I eat very sparingly--could have used a touch more salt and pepper, I enjoyed the usage of leafy herbs, thick-cut pancetta, and freshly shaved parm to elevate the dish beyond its typical monotone, cream-laden richness. As a perfect pairing to our meal, we had well-blended mimosas which never ran dry. The service was attentive but never intrusive. All in all--I'm definitely visiting again!
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McAdams is expected to resign soon from the state legislature after being elected Salt Lake County Mayor.
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Adobe Flash Player
Developer(s) | Adobe Systems and Microsoft Corporation (formerly by Macromedia) |
Initial release | 1996 |
Stable release |
Microsoft Windows OS X Google Chrome and Chrome OS Linux (except for Google Chrome and Chrome OS) Android Solaris |
Preview release | None |
Operating system | Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, Solaris, BlackBerry Tablet OS, Android, and Pocket PC |
Platform | Web browsers and ActiveX-based software |
Available in | Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Korean, and Turkish.[1] |
Type | Run-time environment, Media player, and Browser extension |
License | Freeware |
Website | www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/ |
The Adobe Flash Player is freeware software for viewing multimedia, executing rich Internet applications, and streaming video and audio, content created on the Adobe Flash platform. Flash Player can run from a web browser (as a browser plug-in) or on supported mobile devices, but there also exist versions running directly on an operating system intended both for regular users and content developers, denoted with the Projector (or Standalone) and Debugger name suffixes, respectively.[2] Flash Player runs SWF files that can be created by the Adobe Flash Professional authoring tool, by Adobe Flex or by a number of other Macromedia and third party tools. Flash Player was created by Macromedia and now developed and distributed by Adobe Systems after its acquisition.
Flash Player supports vector and raster graphics, 3D graphics, an embedded scripting language called ActionScript executed in ActionScript Virtual Machine, and streaming of video and audio. ActionScript is based on ECMAScript, and supports object-oriented code, and may be compared to JavaScript. Flash Player has a wide user base, with over 90% penetration on internet connected personal computers,[3][4][5] and is a common format for games, animations, and GUIs embedded into web pages. Adobe Systems, the developer of Adobe Flash Player, states that more than 400 million of total more than 1 billion connected desktops update to the new version of Flash Player within six weeks of release.[6]
Flash Player can be downloaded for free and its plug-in version is available for recent versions of web browsers (such as Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera and Safari) on selected platforms. Google Chrome distribution comes bundled with the sandboxed Adobe Flash plug-in and will continue to support the plug-in in Windows 8 Metro mode.[7][8][9] Each version of Adobe Flash Player is backwards-compatible.
Adobe Flash Player is a runtime that executes and displays content from a provided SWF file, although it has no in-built features to modify the SWF file at runtime. It can execute software written in the ActionScript programming language which enables the runtime manipulation of text, data, vector graphics, raster graphics, sound and video. The player can also access certain connected hardware devices, including web cameras and microphones, after permission for the same has been granted by the user.
Flash Player is used internally by the Adobe Integrated Runtime (Adobe AIR), in order to provide a cross-platform runtime environment for desktop applications and mobile applications. Adobe AIR supports installable applications on Windows, Linux, OS X, and some mobile operating systems such as iOS and Android. Flash applications must specifically be built for the Adobe AIR runtime in order to utilize additional features provided, such as file system integration, native client extensions, native window/screen integration, taskbar/dock integration, and hardware integration with connected Accelerometer and GPS devices.[10]
Data formats[edit]
Flash Player includes native support for many different data formats, some of which can only be accessed through the ActionScript scripting interface.
- XML: Flash Player has included native support for XML parsing and generation since version 8. XML data is held in memory as an XML Document Object Model, and can be manipulated using ActionScript. ActionScript 3 also supports ECMAScript for XML (E4X), which allows XML data to be manipulated more easily.
- JSON: Flash Player 11 includes native support for importing and exporting data in the JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) format, which allows interoperability with web services and JavaScript programs.
- AMF: Flash Player allows cookies to be stored on users computers, in the form of Local Shared Objects, the Flash equivalent to browser cookies.[11] Flash Player can also natively read and write files in the Action Message Format, the default data format for Local Shared Objects. Since the AMF format specification is published, data can be transferred to and from Flash applications using AMF datasets instead of JSON or XML, reducing the need for parsing and validating such data.
- SWF: The specification for the SWF file format was published by Adobe, enabling the development of the SWX Format project, which utilized the SWF file format and AMF as a means for Flash applications to exchange data with server side applications.[12][13] The SWX system stores data as standard SWF bytecode which is automatically interpreted by Flash Player.[14] Another open-source project, SWXml allows Flash applications to load XML files as native ActionScript objects without any client-side XML parsing, by converting XML files to SWF/AMF on the server.[15][16]
Multimedia formats[edit]
Flash Player is primarily a graphics and multimedia platform, and has supported raster graphics and vector graphics since its earliest version. It supports the following different multimedia formats which it can natively decode and playback.
- MP3: Support for decoding and playback of streaming MPEG-2 Audio Layer III (MP3) audio was introduced in Flash Player 4. MP3 files can be accessed and played back from a server via HTTP, or embedded inside an SWF file, which is also a streaming format.
- FLV: Support for decoding and playing back video and audio inside Flash Video (FLV and F4V) files, a format developed by Adobe Systems and Macromedia. Flash Video is only a container format and supports multiple different video codecs, such as Sorenson Spark, VP6 and more recently H.264.[17] Flash Player uses hardware acceleration to display video where present, using technologies such as DirectX Video Acceleration and OpenGL to do so. Flash Video is used by YouTube,[18] Hulu,[19] Yahoo! Video, BBC Online[20] and other news providers. FLV files can be played back from a server using HTTP progressive download, and can also be embedded inside an SWF file. Flash Video can also be streamed via RTMP using the Adobe Flash Media Server or other such server-side software.
- PNG: Support for decoding and rendering Portable Network Graphics (PNG) images, in both its 24-bit (opaque) and 32-bit (semi-transparent) variants. Flash Player 11 can also encode a PNG bitmap via ActionScript.
- JPEG: Support for decoding and rendering compressed JPEG images. Flash Player 10 added support for the JPEG-XR advanced image compression standard developed by Microsoft Corporation, which results in better compression and quality than JPEG. JPEG-XR enables lossy and lossless compression with or without alpha channel transparency. Flash Player 11 can also encode a JPEG or JPEG-XR bitmap via ActionScript.
- GIF: Support for decoding and rendering compressed Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) images, in its single-frame variants only. Loading a multi-frame GIF will display only the first image frame.
Streaming protocols[edit]
- HTTP: Support for communicating with web servers using HTTP requests and POST data.[21] However, only websites that explicitly allow Flash to connect to them can be accessed via HTTP or Sockets, in order to prevent Flash being used as a tool for Cross-site request forgery,[22] Cross-site scripting, DNS rebinding[23] and Denial-of-service attacks. Websites must host a certain XML file known as a "cross domain policy",[23] allowing or denying Flash content from specific websites to connect to them. Certain websites, such as Digg, Flikr, Photobucket already host a cross domain policy that permits Flash content to access their website via HTTP.[24]
- RTMP: Support for live audio and video streaming using the Real Time Messaging Protocol (RTMP) developed by Macromedia. RTMP supports a non-encrypted version over the TCP or an encrypted version over a secure SSL connection. RTMPT can also be encapsulated within HTTP requests to traverse firewalls that only allow HTTP traffics.
- TCP: Support for TCP socket communication to communicate with any type of server, using stream sockets. Sockets can only be utilized using ActionScript, and can transfer plain text, XML or binary data (ActionScript 3.0 and later).[25][26] In order to prevent security issues, web servers that permit Flash content to communicate with them using sockets must host an XML-based cross domain policy file, served on Port 843.[27] Sockets enable AS3 programs to interface with any kind of server software, such as MySQL.[28]
Hardware acceleration[edit]
Current versions of Flash Player are optimized to use hardware acceleration for video playback and 3D graphics rendering on many devices, including desktop computers. Performance is similar to HTML5 video playback.[29][30] Also, Flash Player has been used on multiple mobile devices as a primary user interface renderer.[31]
Although code written in ActionScript 3 executes up to 10 times faster than the previous ActionScript 2,[32] the Adobe ActionScript 3 compiler is a non-optimizing compiler, and produces inefficient bytecode in the resulting SWF, when compared to toolkits such as Adobe Alchemy (now available as part of the Flash C++ Compiler).[33][34][35][36][37]
The Flash C++ Compiler, a toolkit that targets C++ code to run within the Flash Player, uses the LLVM compiler to produce bytecode that runs up to 10 times faster than code the ActionScript 3 compiler produces, only because the LLVM compiler uses more aggressive optimization.[35][36][37]
Adobe has released ActionScript Compiler 2 (ASC2) in Flex 4.7 and onwards, which improves compilation times and optimizes the generated bytecode and supports method inlining, improving its performance at runtime.[38]
As of 2012, the Haxe multiplatform language can build programs for Flash Player that perform faster than the same application built with the Adobe Flex SDK compiler.[39]
Development toolset[edit]
Application development[edit]
Adobe has provided a free SDK in order to build Flash applications, now known as the Apache Flex SDK. The Flex SDK allows developers to use any text editor such as Notepad++ or FlashDevelop (an IDE) to edit ActionScript source code (.as files), and then build a corresponding Flash application application (.swf) or AIR application application and installer (.air file) from the same.
Adobe AIR applications can be built either with the Apache Flex Framework, or without. The framework is an integrated collection of stylable Graphical User Interface, data manipulation and networking components, and applications built upon it are known as "Flex" applications. Applications built without the framework depend entirely on the developer's own skills and artistic abilities, and are commonly known as "pure ActionScript" projects.
In both methods, developers can access the full Flash Player set of functionalities, including text, vector graphics, bitmap graphics, video, audio, camera and microphone support, among others. Adobe AIR also includes additional features such as file system integration, native extensions, native desktop integration, and hardware integration with connected devices.
Adobe provides three ways of developing applications:
- Adobe Flash Builder (formerly Adobe Flex Builder)
- Adobe Flash Professional
- Flash Runtime C++ Compiler (compiles C++ code to run in Flash Player)
Third-party development environments are also available:
- FlashDevelop, an open-source Flash ActionScript IDE, which includes a debugger for AIR applications
- FDT by PowerFlasher Solutions, a commercial ActionScript IDE
- CodeDrive, an extension to Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 for ActionScript 3 development and debugging
Game development[edit]
Adobe developed the Flash Runtime C++ Compiler (also known as "FlasCC"), that cross-compiles C/C++ code to run within the Flash Player, using LLVM and GCC as compiler backends, and high-performance memory-access opcodes in the Flash Player (known as "Domain Memory") to work with in-memory data quickly.[40] FlasCC is targeted toward the game development industry, and includes tools for building, testing, and debugging C/C++ projects in Flash Player.
FlasCC also uses the GPU-based 3D rendering acceleration present in Flash Player 11 (known as "Stage3D"), and when used in combination with Domain Memory, form the Premium Features for Flash Player (also known as "XC APIs").[41] The Premium Features must be licensed for use and publishers must pay royalties to Adobe for use of the same.[41] Adobe also ported OpenGL for use within Flash Player Stage3D and released it as an open-source project in 2012.[42]
Open source[edit]
The documentation for the SWF file format is provided by Adobe free of cost on their website,.[43] after they relaxed the requirement of accepting a non-disclosure agreement to view the same in 2008.[44]
Adobe has not been willing to make complete source code of the Flash Player available for free software development. Free and open source alternatives to the Adobe Flash Player such as Gnash have been built, but are still incomplete and therefore not a viable alternative. The Lightspark Player is another such project, and has made more progress.[45]
The source code for ActionScript Virtual Machine 2 (AVM2) which implements ActionScript 3 was donated as open-source to Mozilla Foundation on November 7, 2006, to begin work on the Tamarin virtual machine that will finally implement the ECMAScript 4 language standard with the help of the Mozilla community.[46] It was released under the terms of a MPL/GPL/LGPL tri-license and includes the specification for the ActionScript bytecode format. Tamarin Project is jointly managed by Mozilla and Adobe Systems.[47]
The Adobe Flex SDK which compiles SWF files from source code was released as an open-source project and was donated to the Apache Software Foundation in 2011, and rebranded as Apache Flex.[48]
Adobe created the Open Screen Project which removes licensing fees and opens data protocols for Flash.
The Flash community has created many open-source projects that target Flash Player, such as FlashDevelop (an alternative IDE to Flash Builder), MTASC (compiler), and Haxe (multiplatform language).[49]
Some CPU emulators have been created for Flash Player, including Chip8,[50] Commodore 64,[51] ZX Spectrum[52] and the Nintendo Entertainment System.[53]
Desktop platforms[edit]
The latest version of Flash Player, is available for many major desktop platforms including Windows (XP and newer) and OS X (10.6 and later).[54][55] The latest version is also available on Linux but only on Google Chrome as Adobe no longer releases updates for the non-PPAPI plugin on Linux.[56]
Adobe released an alpha version of Flash Player 10 for x86-64 Linux on November 17, 2008. Adobe released a beta version of Flash Player 11 on July 13, 2011, which has 64-bit editions for all supported platforms.[57] Flash Player 11 was released to web on October 3, 2011.
Adobe Flash Player 11 is available in three flavors: "ActiveX", "Plug-in" and "Projector". The "ActiveX" version is an ActiveX control for use in Internet Explorer and any other Windows applications that supports ActiveX technology. The "plug-in" version is available for Netscape-compatible browsers on Microsoft Windows, Macintosh and Linux. The "projector" version is a standalone player that can open SWF files directly.[58]
In February 2012, Adobe announced it would discontinue development of Flash Player on Linux for all browsers except Google Chrome.[59][60]
Mobile platforms[edit]
In 2011, Flash Player had emerged as the de facto standard for online video publishing on the desktop, with adaptive bitrate video streaming, DRM, and fullscreen support.[18][19] On mobile devices however, after Apple refused to allow the Flash Player within the inbuilt iOS web browser, Adobe changed strategy enabling Flash content to be delivered as native mobile applications using the Adobe Integrated Runtime.
Up until 2012, Flash Player 11 was available for the Android (ARM Cortex-A8 and above),[54][61] although in June 2012, Google announced that Android 4.1 (codenamed Jelly Bean) will not support Flash by default. Starting in August 2012, it is not possible to install Flash Player onto Android devices, and only devices with Flash already installed are updated.[62]
Flash Player is certified to be supported on a select range of mobile and tablet devices, from Acer, BlackBerry 10, Dell, HTC, Lenovo, Logitech, LG, Motorola, Samsung, Sharp, SoftBank, Sony (and Sony Ericsson), and Toshiba.[63][64][65] As of 2012, Adobe has stopped browser-based Flash Player development for mobile browsers in favor of HTML5,[66][67] however Adobe continues to support Flash content on mobile devices with the Adobe Integrated Runtime, which allows developers to publish content that runs as native applications on certain supported mobile phone platforms.
Version 9 is the most recent version currently available for the Linux/ARM-based Nokia 770/N800/N810 Internet Tablets running Maemo OS2008, classic Mac OS and Windows 95/NT.[68][69] Version 10 can be run under Windows 98/Me using KernelEx. HP offers Version 6 of the player for HP-UX.[70] Other versions of the player have been available at some point for OS/2, Symbian OS, Palm OS, BeOS and IRIX.[71] The Kodak Easyshare One includes Flash Player.[72]
Adobe said it will optimize Flash for use on ARM architecture (ARMv6 and ARMv7 architectures used in the ARM11 family and the Cortex-A series of processors) and release it in the second half of 2009. The company also stated it wants to enable Flash on NVIDIA Tegra, Texas Instruments OMAP 3 and Samsung ARMs.[73][74] Beginning 2009, it was announced that Adobe would be bringing Flash to TV sets via Intel Media Processor CE 3100 before mid-2009.[75] Later on, ARM Holdings said it welcomes the move of Flash, because "it will transform mobile applications and it removes the claim that the desktop controls the Internet."[76] However, as of May 2009, the expected ARM/Linux netbook devices had poor support for Web video and fragmented software base.[77]
Among other devices, LeapFrog Enterprises provides Flash Player with their Leapster Multimedia Learning System and extended the Flash Player with touch-screen support.[78] Sony has integrated Flash Player 6 into the PlayStation Portable's web browser via firmware version 2.70 and Flash Player 9 into the PlayStation 3's web browser in firmware version 2.50.[79] Nintendo has integrated Flash Lite 3.1, equivalent to Flash 8, in the Internet Channel on the Wii.
The following table documents Flash Player and Adobe AIR support on mobile operating systems:
Operating System | Prerequisites | Usage | Latest Adobe Flash Player |
Android | Android 2.2+, ARM Cortex-A8+ | Standalone Applications & Internet Browser[80] | Flash Player 11.1, AIR 3.1[61][81][82] |
Android | Android 2.1, available on some rare Android Devices like the Motorola Flipout | Internet Browser | Flash Lite 3.0 |
Apple iOS | None | Standalone Applications | Flash Player 11.1, AIR 3.1[54][81] |
BlackBerry 10 | Any version of BlackBerry 10 | Internet Browser & Standalone Applications | Flash Player 11.1, AIR 3.1 |
BlackBerry Tablet OS | None | Standalone Applications & Internet Browser | Flash Player 11.1, AIR 3.1[81][83] |
Maemo | Internet Browser | Flash Player 9.4[84] | |
PS3 | Firmware 2.50, NetFront 2.81 | Internet Browser | Flash Player 9.1 (update 3) |
PSP | Firmware 2.70 | Internet Browser | Flash Player 6)[85] |
Symbian OS | Internet Browser | Flash Lite 4.0[86] | |
Wii | Opera | Internet Channel | Flash Lite 3.1[87] |
Pocket PC | Pocket PC 2003[88] | Internet Browser | Flash Player 7 (stand-alone apps v6)[89][90] |
Windows Mobile | Windows Mobile 5[88] | Internet Browser | Flash Player 7[89] |
Flash Player is criticized for consuming more CPU time and memory compared to HTML5 alternatives. This is especially true for the non-Windows versions.[91]
In some browsers, previous Flash versions have had to be uninstalled before an updated version could be installed.[92][93] However, as of version 11.2 for Windows, there are now automatic updater options.[94] Linux is partially supported, as Adobe is cooperating with Google to implement it via Chrome web browser on all Linux platforms.[95]
Mixing flash applications with HTML leads to inconsistent behavior with respect to input handling (keyboard and mouse not working as they would in an HTML-only document). This is often done in web sites [96] and can lead to poor user experience with the site.
Flash Player supports persistent local storage of data (also referred to as Local Shared Objects), which can be used similarly to HTTP cookies or Web Storage in web applications. Local storage in Flash Player allows websites to store non-executable data on a user's computer, such as authentication information, game high scores or saved games, server-based session identifiers, site preferences, saved work, or temporary files. Flash Player will only allow content originating from exactly the same website domain to access data saved in local storage.[97]
Because local storage can be used to save information on a computer that is later retrieved by the same site, a site can use it to gather user statistics, similar to how HTTP cookies and Web Storage can be used. With such technologies, the possibility of building a profile based on user statistics is considered by some a potential privacy concern. Users can disable or restrict use of local storage in Flash Player through a "Settings Manager" page.[98][99] These settings can be accessed from the Adobe website or by right-clicking on Flash-based content and selecting "Global Settings".
Local storage can be disabled entirely or on a site-by-site basis. Disabling local storage will block any content from saving local user information using Flash Player, but this may disable or reduce the functionality of some websites, such as saved preferences or high scores and saved progress in games.
Flash Player 10.1 and upward honor the privacy mode settings in the latest versions of the Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Safari web browsers, such that no local storage data is saved when the browser's privacy mode is in use.[100]
Flash Player 10.3 introduced a Local Settings Manager that can be accessed from the Microsoft Windows Control Panel or the OS X System Preferences panel. This panel superseded the previous Global Online Settings Manager.[98] The Privacy Settings panel allows users to specify whether websites must ask their permission before using the web camera or microphone.[101] This was apparently part of a fix for vulnerabilities that enabled the use of Flash for spying via web camera.[102][103]
Steve Jobs criticized the security of Flash Player, noting that "Symantec recently highlighted Flash for having one of the worst security records in 2009".[104] Adobe responded by pointing out that "the Symantec Global Internet Threat Report for 2009 found that Flash Player had the second lowest number of vulnerabilities of all Internet technologies listed (which included both web plug-ins and browsers)."[105][106]
Adobe security bulletins and advisories announce security updates, but Adobe Flash Player release notes do not disclose the security issues addressed when a release closes security holes, making it difficult to evaluate the urgency of a particular update. A version test page allows the user to check if the latest version is installed, and uninstallers may be used to ensure that old-version plugins have been uninstalled from all installed browsers.
Apple controversy[edit]
In April 2010, Steve Jobs, at the time CEO of Apple Inc. published an open letter explaining why Apple wouldn't allow Flash on the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. In the letter he blamed the "openness", the stability, the security and the performance of the Flash Player as reasons for refusing to support it. He explained why Flash is not suitable for touchscreen devices. He also claimed that when one of Apple's Macintosh computers crashes, "more often than not" the cause can be attributed to Flash. Additionally, he described Flash as "buggy".[107] Adobe's CEO Shantanu Narayen responded by saying, "If Flash [is] the number one reason that Macs crash, which I'm not aware of, it has as much to do with the Apple operating system."[108]
Steve Jobs also claimed that a large percentage of the video on the internet is supported on iOS, since many popular video sharing websites such as YouTube have published video content in an HTML5 compatible format, enabling videos to playback in mobile web browsers even without Flash Player.[109]
Release history[edit]
- Macromedia Flash Player 2 (1997)
- Macromedia Flash Player 3 (1998)
- Added alpha transparency, licensed MP3 compression
- Brought improvements to animation, playback, and publishing, as well as the introduction of simple script commands for interactivity.
- Macromedia Flash Player 4 (May 1999)
- Saw the introduction of streaming MP3s and the Motion Tween. Initially, the Flash Player plug-in was not bundled with popular web browsers and users had to visit Macromedia website to download it; As of 2000, however, the Flash Player was already being distributed with all AOL, Netscape and Internet Explorer browsers. Two years later it shipped with all releases of Windows XP. The install-base of the Flash Player reached 92 percent of all Internet users.
- Macromedia Flash Player 5 (August 2000)
- A major leap forward in capability, with the evolution of Flash's scripting capabilities as released as ActionScript.
- Saw the ability to customize the authoring environment's interface.
- Macromedia Generator was the first initiative from Macromedia to separate design from content in Flash files. Generator 2.0 was released in April 2001 and featured real-time server-side generation of Flash content in its Enterprise Edition. Generator was discontinued in 2002 in favor of new technologies such as Flash Remoting, which allows for seamless transmission of data between the server and the client, and ColdFusion Server.
- In October 2000, usability guru Jakob Nielsen wrote a polemic article regarding usability of Flash content entitled "Flash: 99% Bad". (Macromedia later hired Nielsen to help them improve Flash usability.)
- Macromedia Flash Player 6 (version 126.96.36.199, codenamed Exorcist) (March 2002)
- 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[110]
- Support for video, application components, shared libraries, and accessibility.
- Macromedia Flash Communication Server MX, also released in 2002, allowed video to be streamed to Flash Player 6 (otherwise the video could be embedded into the Flash movie).
- Macromedia Flash Player 7 (version 126.96.36.199, codenamed Mojo) (September 2003)
- 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 with the new support for extensions (sold separately), high fidelity import of PDF and Adobe Illustrator 10 files, mobile and device development and a forms-based development environment. ActionScript 2.0 was also introduced, giving developers a formal object-oriented approach to ActionScript. V2 Components replaced Flash MX's components, being rewritten from the ground up to take advantage of ActionScript 2.0 and object-oriented principles.
- In 2004, the "Flash Platform" was introduced. This expanded Flash to more than the Flash authoring tool. Flex 1.0 and Breeze 1.0 were released, both of which utilized the Flash Player as a delivery method but relied on tools other than the Flash authoring program to create Flash applications and presentations. Flash Lite 1.1 was also released, enabling mobile phones to play Flash content.
- Macromedia Flash Player 8 (version 188.8.131.52, codenamed Maelstrom) (August 2005)
- 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
- ExternalAPI subsystem introduced to replace fscommand
- On December 3, 2005, Adobe Systems acquired Macromedia and its product portfolio (including Flash).[111]
- Adobe Flash Player 9 (version 22.214.171.124, codenamed Zaphod and previously named Flash Player 8.5) (June 2006)
- Introduction of ActionScript Virtual Machine 2 (AVM2). AVM1 retained for compatibility.
- ActionScript 3 (a superset of ECMAScript 3) via AVM2.
- E4X, which is a new approach to parsing XML.
- Support for binary sockets.
- Support for regular expressions and namespaces.
- AVM2 donated to Mozilla Foundation as open-source virtual machine named Tamarin.
- Adobe Flash Player 9 Update 1 (version 188.8.131.52, codenamed Marvin) (November 2006)[112]
- Support for full-screen mode.[113]
- Adobe Flash Player 9 Update 2 (version Mac/Windows 22.214.171.124 and Linux 22.214.171.124, codenamed Hotblack) (July 2007)
- Security Update
- Adobe Flash Player 9 Update 3 (version 188.8.131.52, codenamed Moviestar or Frogstar) (December 2007)[114][115]
- AAC (HE-AAC, AAC Main Profile, and AAC-LC)
- New Flash Video file format F4V based on the ISO base media file format (MPEG-4 Part 12)
- Support for container formats based on the ISO base media file format[115]
- Adobe Flash Player 10 (version 10.0.12.36, codenamed Astro) (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
- Enhanced Features
- Larger bitmap support
- Graphics drawing API
- Context menu
- Hardware acceleration
- Anti-aliasing engine (Saffron 3.1)
- Read/write clipboard access
- New Features
- Adobe Flash Player 10.1 (version 10.1.53.64, codenamed Argo) (June 2010)[116]
- Reuse of bitmap data copies for better memory management
- Improved garbage collector
- Hardware-based H.264 video decoding
- HTTP Dynamic Streaming
- Peer-assisted networking and multicast
- Support for browser privacy modes
- Multi-touch APIs
- For Macs/OSX 10.4 ppc or later
- Using Cocoa UI for Macs
- Use of double-buffered OpenGL context for fullscreen
- Use of Core Animation
- Adobe Flash Player 10.2 (version 10.2.152.26, codenamed Spicy) (February 2011)
- Stage Video, a full hardware-accelerated video pipeline
- Internet Explorer 9 hardware-accelerated rendering support
- Custom native mouse cursors
- Multiple monitor full-screen support
- Enhanced subpixel rendering for text
- Adobe Flash Player 10.3 (version 10.3.181.14, codenamed Wasabi) (May 2011)[117]
- Media measurement (video analytics for websites; desktop only)
- Acoustic Echo Cancellation (acoustic echo cancellation, noise suppression, voice activity detection, automatic compensation for microphone input levels; desktop only)
- Integration with browser privacy controls for managing local storage (ClearSiteData NPAPI)
- Native control panel
- Auto-update notification for OS X
- Adobe Flash Player 11 (version 22.214.171.124, codenamed Serrano) (October 2011)[118]
- Desktop only
- Stage 3D accelerated graphics rendering[119]
- Desktop: Windows (DirectX 9), OS X (Intel processor only) and Linux (OpenGL 1.3), SwiftShader fallback
- Mobile: Android and iOS (OpenGL ES 2)
- H.264/AVC software encoding for cameras
- Native 64-bit
- Asynchronous Bitmap Decoding
- TLS secure sockets
- Stage 3D accelerated graphics rendering[119]
- Desktop and mobile
- Mobile only
- H.264/AAC playback
- Front-facing camera
- Background audio playback
- Device speaker control
- 16 and 32-bit color depth
- Desktop only
- Adobe Flash Player 11.1 (version 220.127.116.11, codenamed Anza) (November 2011)[121]
- Last version of the web browser plug-in for mobile devices (made for Android 2.2 to 4.0.3)
- iOS 5 native extensions for AIR
- StageText: Native text input UI for Android
- Security enhancements
- Adobe Flash Player 11.2 (codenamed Brannan) (March 2012)[122]
- The Windows version offers automatic updater options.[94]
- Dropped support of the browser plug-in for mobile devices (Android). Android app developers are encouraged to use Adobe Air and Android web developers should switch to HTML5.
- Extended support for Flash player 11.2 on Linux and Solaris as it is the last version to be supported.
- Adobe Flash Player 11.3
- Desktop and mobile
- Fullscreen interactive mode (keyboard input during fullscreen)
- Native bitmap encoding and compression (PNG, JPEG, JPEG-XR)
- Draw bitmaps with quality (low, medium, high, best)
- Texture streaming for Stage3D
- Dropped support for Linux and Solaris.
- Mobile-only
- Auto-orientation on specific devices
- USB debugging for AIR on iOS
- Desktop and mobile
- Adobe Flash Player 11.4
- Flash Player only
- ActionScript workers
- SandboxBridge support
- Licensing support: Flash Player Premium Features for Gaming
- Flash Player and AIR
- Stage3D "constrained" profile for increased GPU reach
- LZMA support for
- StageVideo attachCamera/Camera improvements
- Compressed texture with alpha support for Stage3D
- DXT encoding
- AIR only
- Deprecated Carbon APIs for AIR
- Direct AIR deployment using ADT
- Push notifications for iOS
- Ambient AudioPlaybackMode
- Exception support in Native Extensions for iOS
- Flash Player only
- Adobe Flash Player 11.5 [123]
- Shared ByteArray
- Invoke Event enhancement (for openurl)
- Packaging multiple libraries in an ANE (iOS)
- Debug stack trace in release builds of Flash Player
- Statically link DRM (Desktop only)
- Adobe Flash Player 11.6 (codenamed Folsom) [123]
- Lossless video export from standalone and authplay.dll
- Support for flash.display.graphics.readGraphicsData() that returns a Vector of IGraphicsData
- Improve permissions UI related to full screen keyboard access
- Prevent ActiveX Abuse in Office Documents
- Support file access in cloud on Windows
- Enhance multi-SWF support
- Migration certification for ANEs
- RectangleTexture
- File API update so AIR apps conform to Apple data storage guidelines
- Separate sampler state for Stage3D
- Set device specific Retina Display resolution (iOS)
- Adobe Flash Player 11.7 (codenamed Geary) [123]
- SharedObject.preventBackup property
- forceCPURenderModeForDevices
- Remote hosting of SWF files in case of multiple SWFs
- Support for uploading 16-bit texture formats
- GameInput updates
- Android - Create captive runtime apps
- Adobe Flash Player 11.8 (codenamed Harrison) [123]
- Stage3D baselineExtended profile
- recursive stop on MovieClip
- Flash Player & AIR Desktop Game Pad Support
- Support for large textures (extendedBaseline, 4096)
- Rectangle texture
- DatagramSocket
- ServerSocket
- Substitute a redirected URL from a source URLRequest for part of the URL in a new URLRequest
- Adobe Flash Player 11.9 (codenamed Irving) [123]
- OS X Mavericks Support
- Mac .pkg Installation Support
See also[edit]
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- ^ Adobe Flash Player - Downloads, Adobe Systems Incorporated
- ^ Adobe Flash Player Statistics: Penetration by version, Adobe Systems Incorporated
- ^ Flash Player Usage Statistics, StatOwl
- ^ Adobe Flash Player Enterprise Penetration, Adobe Systems Incorporated, study by Forrester Research, based on data from 50,000 corporate clients
- ^ "Adobe Flash Runtimes Statistics". Adobe Systems Incorporated. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
- ^ Integrated Adobe Flash Player Plug-in, Chrome team blog
- ^ Porting Flash to sandboxed PPAPI platform, Official Chromium Blog
- ^ Google Chrome plug-ins support in Windows 8 Metro mode, Official Chromium Blog
- ^ Adobe AIR 3, Adobe
- ^ "What are local shared objects?". Security and privacy. Adobe Systems. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
- ^ SWX: SWF Data Format, official website
- ^ swxjava - SWX RPC implementation in Java, Google Code
- ^ swx-format - Data Format, Google Code
- ^ SWX Contest Winners, SWX Format Website
- ^ Introducing SWXml, Aral Balkan
- ^ "Flash H.264". MainConcept. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
- ^ a b Flash and the HTML5 <video> tag, YouTube Blog
- ^ a b Pardon Our Dust, Hulu Blog
- ^ Future Media Standards & Guidelines – AV Addendum v1.5 BBC
- ^ Protocols: HTTP vs. RTMP> Beginner's Guide to Distributing Flash Video, Adobe Press
- ^ Cross-domain policy file usage recommendations for Flash Player, Adobe
- ^ a b Policy file changes in Flash Player 9 and Flash Player 10, Adobe
- ^ Sites which support crossdomain.xml to allow Flash and Silverlight access, StackOverflow
- ^ Socket, Adobe ActionScript 3 API Reference
- ^ Sockets, ActionScript 3.0 Developer's Guide
- ^ Setting up a socket policy file server, Adobe
- ^ AsSQL - MySQL Driver for AS3, Google Code
- ^ Comparing Flash, HTML5 Performance, OS News
- ^ Battery Performance with Flash Player 10.1 on Nexus One, Flash Mobile Blog
- ^ Reference Designs and Demos, QNX
- ^ ActionScript 3.0 overview, "ActionScript 3.0 code executes up to 10 times faster than legacy ActionScript code.", Adobe
- ^ Alchemy:FAQ, Adobe Labs, "ASC performs few optimizations at this time"
- ^ Zotov, Peter (2012-05-06). "Reaching the Limits of Adobe Stupidity - whitespace". Whitequark.org. Retrieved 2012-10-27.
- ^ a b Alchemy:FAQ, Adobe Labs
- ^ a b Optimizing ActionScript Bytecode using LLVM, Adobe
- ^ a b Adobe Alchemy, is it ActionScript heresy?, Unit Zero One
- ^ Introducing ASC 2.0, Thibault Imbert, ByteArray.com
- ^ AS3 vs haXe performance, SplashDust website
- ^ FlasCC for Flash Player, Adobe Gaming
- ^ a b XC APIs, Adobe Gaming
- ^ OpenGL for Stage3D, GitHub project hosting
- ^ SWF Technology Center | Adobe Developer Connection. Adobe.com (July 14, 2009). Retrieved on March 11, 2011.
- ^ "Adobe Open Screen Project". "Starting today, there will be no restrictions on the use of the SWF specification or the FLV and F4V specifications that make up video in Flash. Previously, in order to look at the SWF specification you had to sign a licensing agreement not to use it to create competing players"
- ^ "Gnash Reference Manual". gnu.org. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
- ^ "Adobe and Mozilla Foundation to Open Source Flash Player Scripting Engine". Mozilla Foundation Press Center. San Francisco: Mozilla Foundation. November 7, 2006. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
- ^ Tamarin Project. Mozilla.org (October 5, 2010). Retrieved on March 11, 2011.
- ^ "Adobe donates Flex to Apache". Techworld. Retrieved 2011-11-17.
- ^ Response to "Thoughts on Flash", True Gryc Blog
- ^ "Flip8 - the World's First Flash Emulator — v0.9". Newsdee.com. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
- ^ Claus Wahlers. "FC64 - Flash Commodore 64 Emulator — Demo — c么deazur brasil lab". Codeazur.com.br. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
- ^ "FlashZXSpectrum48k, Sinclair ZX Spectrum Emulator written in Flash". Jorin.com. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
- ^ "aminnes - Project Hosting on Google Code". www.aminlab.com/. 2010-05-17.
- ^ a b c iOS features in Adobe AIR 2.6, Adobe Devnet
- ^ [1], Adobe Official Forums
- ^ "Adobe and Google Partnering for Flash Player on Linux". Retrieved November 25, 2012.
- ^ "Flash Player | Adobe Flash Player 11 | Overview". Labs.adobe.com. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
- ^ "Downloads". Adobe Flash Player Support Center. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
- ^ Noyes, Katherine (April 6, 2012). "For Flash on Linux, Chrome Will Be Users' Only Choice | PCWorld Business Center". Pcworld.com. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
- ^ "Adobe Releases Last Linux Version of Flash Player – Slashdot". Linux.slashdot.org. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
- ^ a b "Flash Player 10.1 – Installations and updates". Archived from the original on October 8, 2010. Retrieved November 19, 2010.
- ^ Arthur, Charles (29 June 2012). "Flash Player for Android: Adobe calls time, declares it dead". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- ^ Flash Platform Certified Devices, Adobe
- ^ Flash Platform Certified Devices: Smartphones, Adobe
- ^ Flash Platform Certified Devices: Tablets, Adobe
- ^ Adobe abandons Flash Player on mobile browsers for HTML5, CBS News
- ^ Adobe abandons Flash for mobile devices, The Telegraph
- ^ Web Players. Adobe. Retrieved on March 11, 2011.
- ^ [2][dead link]
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- ^ MACROMEDIA INTRODUCES FREE FLASH PLAYERS FOR LINUX, SOLARIS, IRIX USERS. | Technology > Software Services & Applications from. AllBusiness.com. Retrieved on March 11, 2011.
- ^ Macromedia – Flash Player SDK http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer_sdk/ (Taken July 7, 2006).
- ^ Press Room: For immediate release. Adobe. Retrieved on March 11, 2011.
- ^ Adobe Flash 10 to be ARM-optimized in 2009. Electronista (November 17, 2008). Retrieved on March 11, 2011.
- ^ Press Room: For immediate release. Adobe. Retrieved on March 11, 2011.
- ^ ARM welcomes Adobe's mobile Flash move – 5/2/2008. Electronics Weekly (May 2, 2008). Retrieved on March 11, 2011.
- ^ ARM netbooks struggle with video, apps. Eetimes.com (April 14, 2009). Retrieved on March 11, 2011.
- ^ Adobe Success Story: LeapFrog Enterprises http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/showcase/index.cfm?event=casestudydetail&casestudyid=21019&loc=en_us (Taken July 7, 2006).
- ^ "New info on the firmware updates for PS3 and PSP". ThreeSpeech. October 14, 2008.
- ^ Adobe Flash Player, Android Market
- ^ a b c Announcing Flash Player 11 and AIR 3, Adobe Flash Platform Blog
- ^ Flash Player 10.1: Live and Ready for Android « Adobe Flash Player Team Blog. Blogs.adobe.com. Retrieved on March 11, 2011.
- ^ [4] Retrieved on September 19, 2011.
- ^ Maemo software | Nokia › Maemo Browser. Maemo.nokia.com. Retrieved on March 11, 2011.
- ^ Mobile and Devices Developer Center: Sony PSP. Adobe (July 16, 2007). Retrieved on March 11, 2011.
- ^ Symbian ^3. Adobe Flash Lite (April 27, 2010). Retrieved on March 11, 2011.
- ^ Scott Janousek » Blog Archive » Nintendo Wii Flash Player supported via Opera updated to Flash Lite 3.1 (Flash 8/9). Flashmobile.scottjanousek.com (September 1, 2009). Retrieved on March 11, 2011.
- ^ a b Download Macromedia Flash Player 7 for Pocket PC, Adobe
- ^ a b Flash Player 7 For Pocket PC. Adobe (July 14, 2009). Retrieved on March 11, 2011.
- ^ rich Internet applications | Adobe Flash Platform runtimes. Adobe.com (July 14, 2009). Retrieved on March 11, 2011.
- ^ What's up with Linux and Mac Flash performance? – Roy Tanck's weblog. Roytanck.com. Retrieved on 2013-12-09.
- ^ "Flash Player Help / Installation problems".
- ^ "Help / Uninstall (old-version) Flash Player (if installation is unsuccessful)".
- ^ a b "Patch for Adobe Flash".
- ^ "Adobe roadmap for the Flash Player". Adobe. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
- ^ Usage Statistics of Flash for Websites, December 2013. W3techs.com (2013-07-22). Retrieved on 2013-12-09.
- ^ "What Is a Local Shared Object?". Adobe Systems. Archived from the original on May 29, 2010. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
- ^ a b "Adobe Flash Player Settings Manager". Adobe Systems. Archived from the original on June 20, 2010. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
- ^ "Web Storage Settings Panel". Adobe Systems. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
- ^ "Private browsing in Flash Player 10". Adobe Systems. Archived from the original on May 28, 2010. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
- ^ "Global Privacy Settings panel". Adobe Systems. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
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- ^ Symantec Global Internet Threat Report for 2009, page 40, "In 2009, Symantec documented 321 vulnerabilities affecting plug-ins for Web browsers (figure 9). ActiveX technologies were affected by 134 vulnerabilities, which was the highest among the plug-in technologies examined. Of the remaining technologies, Java SE had 84 vulnerabilities, Adobe Reader had 49 vulnerabilities, QuickTime had 27 vulnerabilities, and Adobe Flash Player was subject to 23 vulnerabilities. The remaining four vulnerabilities affected extensions for Firefox."
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2. Warm pork through before assembling.
3. Prepare tenderloin: Bring all ingredients except pork to a boil; simmer 2 min. and cool completely. Place pork in brine for 24 hr. Remove; rinse lightly. Slice and sear pork before assembling.
4. Prepare bacon: Combine ingredients and pack bacon in mixture; allow to cure for 24 hr.
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tars the current directory (and its children) in an archive of the same name (plus ".tar" :)) in the parent directory without the absolute path, so that when the archive is extracted, only the current directory name is created for the path. Assumes bash/zsh.
Get your ip address, hostname, ASN and geolocation information. If you want just one field as a text response you can also get that,eg curl ipinfo.io/ip
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Just feed classical duckduckgo request replacing the "!" for the bang by a "-" (ie. "ddg -gi mickey mouse") and the result will be opened in w3m (think of installing w3m-img for image support in xterm or tty)
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To reverse use xmodmap -e "pointer = 1 2 3 4 5"
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On Cygwin, my attempt with 'readom' from the first answer actually ended up reading my hard drive. Both attempts got to 5GB before I killed them, seeing as that is past any CD or standard DVD.
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Co.Design This Pencil is A Masterclass In Interaction Design Sharpening the Rainbow Pencil manages to make a mundane task a delight. Read More » By Mark Wilson
Co.Design Wage Star Wars In Your Kitchen With Death Star Linoleum Well, okay, Death Star tiles. But either way, you can still relive the trench run. Read More » By John Brownlee