Macromedia Flash has always been a revolutionary product, sweeping aside the likes of Java applets and Microsoft ActiveX controls to achieve better than 90% adoption as a client-side application platform, and an almost universal mechanism for delivery of advertising on the web.
With the latest version, 8.0, sometimes known as 8ball, there is yet another revolution coming to a web browser near you.
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New features supported by the latest version include: Transparent video: Video with transparent background such as is common used in "blue-screen" work or "alpha-blending" Increase power to file-size: More impressive content can be delivered at a lower cost on band-width Mobile: Better support for mobile devices, allowing the delivery of flash content to PDAs and phones 3D Graphic support: More powerful and expressive 3D graphic support with advanced features like drop shadow |