'However, it required developers to design content with this feature in mind, and many graphics cards were not yet compatible with it.' 'Flash Player 10 introduced hardware acceleration for drawing,' said Nguyen. I asked Tom about the difference between hardware acceleration in Flash Player 10.0 and the new Flash Player 10.1, as I remember reading in 2008 that Adobe was adding hardware acceleration across the Flash Player line, regardless of platform.

To get further clarification, I spoke with Tom Nguyen, product manager for Adobe Flash Player. Those on the Mac and Linux platforms will have to wait just a bit longer. The release of Flash Player 10.1 provides the ability to play those bits, but it does not yet provide hardware acceleration for those viewing content on any platform other than Windows. Since Flash Access 2.0 content will play back on Flash Player 10.1 and AIR 2.0, persistent encryption is an important step towards making offline players adhere to licensing and DRM concerns.'

'Many content owners may choose to download content to AIR-based rich internet applications, for offline viewing. 'The move from session encryption with RTMP-E in FMRMS, to persistent encryption with Flash Access 2.0 is key' said Florian Pestoni, Adobe's principal product manager of rich media solutions.

The release of Adobe Flash Player 10.1 and Adobe AIR 2.0 complete the move.Īs previously reported, Adobe's roadmap includes the release of Flash Access 2.0, a digital rights management (DRM) solution formerly known as Flash Media Rights Management Server (FMRMS), to address persistent encryption of content, all the way down to the point at which files would be played on a desktop or mobile device. Last week, Adobe announced that the third leg of its multi-faceted move toward dynamic streaming of H.264 HTTP content, complete with persistent encryption, was complete.

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