Adobe Flash 9

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Adobe Flash 9

• By Michael Smith
• michael_at_teratech.com
• TeraTech

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ActionScript 3.0

• object-oriented programming language for Flash
  runtime
• Based on ECMAScript
• complex applications, large datasets, and
  object-oriented, reusable code bases.
• Uses the new ActionScript Virtual Machine (AVM2)
  in Flash Player 9

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ECMAScript

• ActionScript 3.0 is ECMAScript Edition 3
  standard compliant
• ECMAScript for XML (E4X) XML document processing
• Regular Expressions.
• DOM Level 3 Events.
• Namespaces and Packages - improve code
  organization and encourage logical application
  structure.

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New virtual machine

• AVM2 highly optimized ActionScript Virtual
  Machine
• full runtime error reporting
• built-in debugging
• binary socket support
• legacy ActionScript support

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Increased performance

• up to ten times faster
• new virtual machine
• optimized compiler.
• faster application startup times
• 50 reduction in memory footprint.
• Accelerated rendering performance
• cached vector graphics.
• Improve text readability and scrolling
• optimized text rendering routines.

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Enhanced security

• security sandboxes for applications, content,
  data, and URLs.

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Display API

• manipulating raw graphics
• creating custom effects.
• Create, manipulate, and remove objects from the
  display list on-the-fly.
• File upload/download

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Enhanced expressiveness

• advanced compression technology for
  low-bandwidth, high-quality video.
• Create pixel-perfect text using the advanced text
  rendering engine.

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Effects

• Blur, DropShadow, Glow, Bevel, Gradient Glow,
  Gradient Bevel, Displacement Map, Convolution,
  and Color Matrix.
• 8-bit video alpha channels.
• blend modes, radial gradient, and stroke
  enhancements.
• Dynamically import additional image formats GIF,
  Progressive JPEG, and PNG.

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API

• External API
• Flash Player supports integration with HTML,
  DHTML, and Ajax applications through the External
  API.
• Asynchronous communication model
• Flash Player is based on an asynchronous
  client-server communication model, enabling rapid
  client interactivity without web page refresh

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Universal

• Browser independent
• Express Install auto update
• Input Method Editor (IME) support
• Asian-language Flash applications.
• Lightweight footprint
• 1MB
• 600 million Internet users within 12 months of
  release.