Macromedia Flash Player 8 (codenamed Maelstrom) was released on September 13, 2005. It was the last version to be released by Macromedia before the company was acquired by Adobe Systems in December 2005.[1]
New features[edit | edit source]
- Support of GIF and PNG bitmapped images.
- New video codec (On2 VP6).
- Improved runtime performance and runtime bitmap caching.
- Live filters and blendmodes, such as blur and drop shadow.
- File upload and download capabilities.
- Licensed the Saffron Type System for crisp pixel-perfect text rendering.
- New security features to prevent unsafe code from running.
- External API subsystem introduced to replace fscommand.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Adobe Completes Acquisition of Macromedia, Adobe Systems. 2005-12-05. Archived 2005-12-07.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Macromedia Flash Player 8 at Macromedia (archived 2005-09-14)
- Archived Flash Player versions at Adobe
- Macromedia Flash Player 8 at the Macromedia Wiki
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