AIR 2 and Flash Player 10.1 released. A lots of new features have beend added!

We got two great announcements from Adobe today:

• Flash Player 10.1
• AIR 2

Flash Player 10.1 closes its beta phase and it is finally available for Windows, Mac OSX and Linux!

 Here are some of the new features in Flash Player 10.1 :

• Global error handler
• Globalization support
• Browser privacy mode
• Out-of-memory management
• Content protection
• Peer-assisted networking
• HTTP Dynamic Streaming
• Stream reconnect
• Smart seek
• Buffered stream catch-up
• High-quality video codecs (video up to 1080p HD quality that rivals today's best video codecs with On2 VP6, On2 VP6-S, and industry-standard H.264)
• 3D effects
• Dynamic filters, effects, blend modes, and fills
• Custom filters and effects
• Advanced text support
• Animation and compositing
• Image import
• Large bitmap support
• Fast switch
• Microphone access
• Dynamic frame rate

See the full Flash Player 10.1  features list here.

AIR 2 starting today, is downloadable and installable at get.adobe.com/air/. Developers can now deploy applications built for AIR 2 on Windows, Mac OS and Linux. (Note that the AIR 2 SDK is available in CS5 and will be available as a free standalone download on Tuesday, June 15^th.)

These are some of the new features grouped by categories:

Deeper desktop integration

• Native process API
• Native document handlers to open documents
• Local microphone API
• UDP networking support
• WebKit with HTML5/CSS3 support
• Sophisticated printer interaction ENHANCED
• Mass storage device detection
• Enhanced drag-and-drop support
• Socket servers and peer-to-peer applications
• TLS/SSL sockets
• Large maximum window size ENHANCED
• IME API and IME text input ENHANCED
• Performance improvements ENHANCED
• Multitouch and gestures
• Faster JavaScript engine ENHANCED
• Global error handler
• Security improvements ENHANCED

Performance optimization

• Support for screen readers
• Cross-platform vector printing

Innovations for security and the enterprise

• Content protection (DRM) NEW (desktop only)
• New Linux DEB and RPM installers
• IME (input method editor) API
• IPv6 network support

You can have a look at all the features listed on the Adobe AIR 2 page.

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